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Re: (erielack) NYS&W cars



I asked about NYSW boxcars, and Paul T wrote:

> Green NYS&W cars (ex-LV cars with those small 6' doors): circa 1960s in
> service, but in company service by the 1970s.

Uh, "Circa."  BEFORE 1960?  Or AFTER?  When did they acquire them from the
LV?  "Circa" ain't good 'nuff for why I want to know . . .

>
> Yellow/black box (40' PS-1, #402 initially, later renumbered #526) -
> painted up around 1976, used in service until around 1980, I'd guess,
> then company service.

That's pretty much what I thought.

Thanks.

SGL

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