Re: (erielack) EL C347 in Marion

["Tom Beckett" <tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com>]

I think the 21114 number was PC inspired, as Conrail renumbered just about
everything that would fit the plan into a PC number series. Note the
locomotive roster in the early days-everything was worked into the system to
mesh with the PC roster numbers.

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- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
To: "'Michael Dye'" <luxpan_@_hotmail.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:44 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) EL C347 in Marion


> > Could that be a continuation of the break-up of Conrail?
> > CSX's cars/engines
> > are lettered "NYC" and NS' being "PRR"? Now, the questions:
> > 1. Is that maintaining the CR caboose number series, or is
> > 21114 in the CSX
> > caboose series?
>
> That's the original CR number series, probably the reason it's "NYC" - I
> wonder why it wasn't renumbered into a CSX 6-digit number series so that
the
> "NYC" isn't needed?
>
>
> > 2. Any idea of how long the NYC/PRR lettering is to be maintained?
>
> Good question - until it gets repainted CSX, I suppose. There's still a
LOT
> of "NYC" freight cars running around with CR paint...
>
> - Paul
>

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