(erielack) Boonton Cars

[Jjbchian_@_aol.com]

Paul, 

I rode in the Boonton cars many times. Never heard them called "Boonton Cars" 
but they were refferred to at the time as "Wyatt Earp" cars. I never saw any 
of them lettered for "Erie Lackawanna". 

If my memory serves me correctly, and I will have to check my slides to be 
certain, they left the property around 1970-1971. Most were sold to tourist 
railroads. The Ilinois Railroad Museum has 4 or 5 of them still painted 
"Lackawanna". 

They rode good and were a pleasure to ride in. Especially to Branchville! 

Some of the Stillwells were lettered for Erie Lackawanna, but most were still 
lettered for Erie. The most notable exceptions were the a/c Port Jervis cars 
that were painted in Erie two-tone around 1971-72, and lettered for EL. 

With a very few exceptions, the MU's were lettered EL. 

JJBoehner 


Subject: (erielack) DL&W coaches with EL lettering

Hi fellow listers,

Does anyone know if any DL&W "Boonton" cars (coach or combine) received full
EL lettering before their retirement? Many Erie Stillwells did, but did any
Lackawanna cars get this treatment at all?

    - Paul


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