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RE: (erielack) EL C347 in Marion
Is this such a bad thing? A lot of EL rs existed with EL lettering up into
the late 90's (e.g. 70 ton 3 bay hoppers).
Regards,
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Beckett [mailto:tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:17 AM
To: Bill K.; Michael Dye; erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Subject: Re: (erielack) EL C347 in Marion
If history is any guide, we'll be looking at NYC and PRR reporting marks for
the next 30 years.
TAB
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>
To: "Michael Dye" <luxpan_@_hotmail.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) EL C347 in Marion
> To break up Conrail, NS and CSX effectively reversed the PC merger, with
all
> the other roads included as part of one or the other into two limited
> liability corporations (NYC Lines LLC and PRR lines LLC). These LLC's
> effectively became a business unit to handle each company's new section of
> railroad, and untill such time as CSX merges their unit into the parent
> company, the NYC lettering will continue. I've seen fully-repainted ex-CR
> hoppers as CSX with NYC marks, for example. This is typical of past CSX
> practice with the various predecessor units which were slowly merged into
> one another or into the parent and thus eliminated (B&O, C&O, L&N, etc.).
>
> This caboose is of course ex-Conrail, thus the NYC marks and what wouldn't
> surprise me to be this car's Conrail number, although it is close to the
PC
> and later new-on-CR bay window number series (N7 class?). There is some
> sort of stipulation on equipment disposal, or so I have heard rumors to,
> that may also figure into keeping the NYC sublettering.
>
> (NS is handling it a little bit differently, but since they got rights to
> the CR marks there was no reason to reletter cars... locos got PRR
> sublettering a-la so many subsidary roads of Southern and later NS both,
and
> will probably remain untill the PRR LLC is folded into NS itself).
>
> Bill K.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Dye" <luxpan_@_hotmail.com>
> To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:36 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?
> >
> > 2. Any idea of how long the NYC/PRR lettering is to be maintained?
> >
> > Michael Dye ELHS#1516
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
> > >
> > > > Dan Harrison from Toledo sends me photos he and his brother
> > > > shoot. His brother Dave shot "NYC 21114" in EL paint at Union
> > > > Tank Car in Marion this fall.
> >
> > >Why was it relettered "NYC" and not "CSX?" Huh. A little odd to see an
> Erie
> > >caboose with NYC reporting marks!
> > >
> > > - Palu
> >
> >
> >
> >
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