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Re: Re:Re: (erielack) Foreign road express cars
We were talking about the ex DLW 10000 series express box cars. They had
Chrysler Hi-Speed trucks, trainline and steam pipes.
I was telling Will about them regularly running into St Louis and Kansas
City. I would think Via NKP and MP to KC.
Bill
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From: "Janet & Randy Brown" <jananran_@_mymailstation.com>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:46 AM
Subject: Re:Re: (erielack) Foreign road express cars
>A little clarification is needed here. The question was about the loading
>of an automobile into a boxcar included in a passenger consist. The answer
>would be "no" for several reasons.
>
> Box cars were/are not equipped for passenger service, lacking high speed
> trucks, high speed brakes, and piping for steam and communication lines;
> and their doors were not wide enough for an auto.
>
> As noted, there were passenger type baggage cars with end doors suitable
> for vehicle loading. Some were dedicated to horse transportation; others
> to theatrical scenery.
>
> Randy Brown
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Ive Seen BE cars (Baggage Express) with "Automotive" writen on them so
> YES it WAS done!!
>
> Andrisd_@_aol.com wrote:
>
>>Thanks for all the information concerning express/mail/REA cars.
>>Along these lines, would there ever been an instance when a wealthy
>>passenger
>>had thier private auto loaded into a boxcar and included with the PAX
>>consist? Sort of an early AutoTrain.
>>
>>
>>Thanks in Advance. Andy Cole
>>
>>
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