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RE: (erielack) Erie Airslides



All carbon black shipments that I have ever delet with
where in privately owned/leased cars. I have not seen
any railroad owned cars in this service. This does not
mean it did not happen, just in the areas where I have
worked and we serviced carbon black plants their was
no railroad own cars assigned to that service. 
Bob Stafford

- --- Schuyler Larrabee <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>
wrote:

> Paul, in one of the earlier messages in this thread,
> someone noted these GACX  they were used in
> flour or grain service out of Buffalo, answering a
> question I'd had for years.  If they were used
> for that, they'd NEVER be used for cement or for
> (GACK!!!!) carbon black.
> 
> I am not at all sure of this, but I >>>think<<< that
> carbon black was predominantly carried in
> private owner covered hoppers, Cabot, for instance. 
> I'd welcome correction, or confirmation.
> 
> SGL
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org 
> > [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf
> Of Paul Brezicki
> > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 5:49 AM
> > To: EL Mailing List
> > Subject: (erielack) Erie Airslides
> > 
> > Oops, looks like I was wrong about these cars.
> Sorry about 
> > that. Howerver I don't think Brian's original
> question has 
> > been addressed. Airslides were used for cement
> since it's a 
> > powdered commodity, and Erie carried cement in
> conventional 
> > covered hoppers, but did Erie also employ
> Airslides for cement?
> > How abou carbon black?
> > 
> > Paul B
> > 
> > On another note: Atlas O is going to release their
> Airslide 
> > covered hopper in Erie and I was wondering: were
> these cars 
> > ever used in cement service?
> > Anyone???
> > 
> > 
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