(erielack) Erie 10 panel high side gons with drop doors

["Brian J Carlson" <brian_@_net.bluemoon.net>]

I'm looking for some information on Erie 70 ton 10 panel high side gondolas
with drop doors.

In the Train Shed Cyclopedia (No. 46) reprint of the 1931 Car Builders
Cyclopedia there is a builders photo of Erie 44,000. A 10 panel high side
70-ton gon with 12 drop doors.  I do not have an ORER from the 1930's so I
don't know how many cars were in the original series.

Jumping forward to the January 1955 ORER lists 3 series of car with the same
dimensions as the 1931 entry
37002-37748, 303 cars, 4 hopper self clearing
44336, 1 car Flat bottom wood floor
45001-45599, 178 cars, Flat bottom steel floor

I picked up a 1952 or later, photo of 37606 from Bob's photos last weekend
and it shows 4 sawtooth hopper bays, as expected.  I assume the cars listed
in the 1955 ORER were modified and renumbered by the Erie.  Does anyone know
when these modifications occurred, and know of photos of other cars in the
series, either the hopper version of tight bottom.

Does anyone have a 1958 or later ORER they could check for information on
the longevity of the car class?

Brian J Carlson P.E.
Cheektowaga NY

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