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RE: (erielack) EL Caboose Trucks

Todd and Matt,

	The EL caboose that received what appear to be former bay-window (or
Dunmore?) trucks is C873.
	The 896 is the caboose that Tri-State RHS restored to DL&W colors.

	Does anyone know if the C300-series had new or reconditioned trucks?

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: "erielack-owner_@_internexus.net"
> [mailto:"erielack-owner_@_internexus.net"]On Behalf Of Phoebewestbound
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 10:01 PM
> To: Hollritt, Todd; "erielack_@_internexus.net"
> Subject: Re: (erielack) EL Caboose Trucks
>
>
> Todd,
>
> Lackawanna didn't use any of the Erie's General Steel Castings "milk car"
> trucks on their cabooses. The DL&W hacks rode on Bettendorf "T" section as
> well as double truss. Post merger the EL did apply a set of these
> trucks to
> a Lackawanna steel car, quite possibly 896, but they were NOT original
> equipment. Additionally, the Erie/EL was famous for reusing
> trucks from old
> equipment on new as in the case of applying old milkcar trucks to
> the C-100
> series. I would guess that the C-300 and here sisters were riding on used
> /reconditioned trucks rather than new ones.
>
> Matt Forsyth
>
>
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