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From: "Ronald" rdukarm AT roadrunner DOT com
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:19:32 -0500
Subject: Re: (erielack) 1898 Erie RR Buffalo Retail Yard Equipment
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> There's some evidence to suggest that the ever-thrifty Erie sometimes used
> these white grain boxcars to haul bagged anthracite -- I've seen a photo
> of
> two of these cars at one of the HC&I breakers around the same time.
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie

Jim,

Attached is a photo of the DL&W Buffalo Coal Trestle Yards adjacent to the
lake shipping trestle. In the background is the retail coal trestle.
Although there was a single team track here, it never explained the large
number of box cars in the yard. I understand that the DL&W shipped their
higher grade retail coals in box cars.

Ron Dukarm


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