RE: (erielack) re: Diamond and "short" baggage cars"

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

Looking at the Diamond photo, that is a *WAY* short car - looks almost
toylike! Does anyone else think this is an "oops" by the retoucher?

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Horn [mailto:tonyhorn_@_earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:34 PM
> To: Janet & Randy Brown; erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) re: Diamond
> 
> 
> Larry's EL equipment book shows a number of pictures of EL 
> baggage (express) cars on trains in Virginia.  How were these 
> used?  (Perhaps a "seed" for a Diamond article.)
> 
> Tony Horn
> ELHS #2
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janet & Randy Brown" <jananran_@_mymailstation.com>
> To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:02 PM
> Subject: (erielack) re: Diamond
> 
> 
> > Having seen the Timken ad in the new Diamond, here's $.02 
> worth. The 
> > first head car could be a B&O short, single-door baggage car.  The
> door is inset as a slider, not outside hung as a reefer door 
> would be.  The "keystone", seen at an acute angle, could be 
> the B&O Capitol Dome emblem, for these cars carried one there.
> >
> > The next four cars are probably Erie heavyweights:  the 
> lightweights 
> > would
> have a lower roof line.
> >
> > In fact, it's the roof line that's causing the confusion.  They've 
> > been
> airbrushed into uniformity to come as close as the Erie could 
> to a streamlined look to go with their new diesels and 
> rebuilt coaches and diners for this obviously company publicity shot.
> >
> > However, I stand by my earlier remarks on interchange of head end 
> > cars.
> Here is a chance for modellers to include colorful cars and 
> interesting operations in their passenger service.
> >
> > Randy Brown ELHS#16
> 

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