(erielack) Fw: [STMFC] NYC . . . S?

["Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>]

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From: Michael Carson <mbcarson_@_together.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [STMFC] NYC . . . S?


>         To paraphrase Will Rogers, "All I know is what I
> read".
>
> On page 14 of the TRP soft cover book, "Freight Equipment of
> the New York Central Volume 1", there is a picture of a Big
> Four steel box car, having a build date of 1922/23, with the
> car number prefixed with an S.  The caption states the S
> indicated the car didn't pay per diem on any part of NYC
> System, and no repair billing was paid for any car repairs
> performed on the NYC System.  Although the picture is
> undated, the picture quality and reporting mark format
> suggests the picture dates from circa 1930.
>
> Perhaps the authors of the book, Bob Liljestrand (Bob's
> Photo ??) and Dave Sweetland, could comment as how this
> agrees or disagrees with the previous posts.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Carson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "LAURANCE ROBERT KING" <ab8180_@_wayne.edu>
> To: <STMFC_@_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, 09 January, 2002 10:11
> Subject: Re: [STMFC] NYC . . . S?
>
>
> :
> :   I have heard two possible reasons for NYC S- car
> numbers:
> :
> :      1- to denote a "System" car which was preferably not
> :    loaded off NYC Lines,and if it was loaded off line, was
> :    "at home" at any NYC Lines connection,regardless of the
> :     initials on the car.
> :
> :      2- to denote the repair value of a given car. "S"was
> :     the highest class,with the others being an "A" under
> :     the NYC oval trademark and no designation at all
> :
> :    Most "S" cars were in fact all steel,but not always.I
> have
> :    pictures of wood side 40' automobile cars and wood
> stock
> :    cars with steel center sills (a"Repair Steel
> Underframe")
> :    both with "S" numbers.
> :
> :   LR King
> :
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