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Re: (erielack) Gray boxcars
Thanks, Paul. I forgot to mention that MDC also did the blue car a couple of
years ago (mine is still snug in it's box). BTW, what's "RBL" (vs "RPL" for
the mech reefers)?
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
To: "'Paul Brezicki'" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>; "EL Mailing List"
<erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:49 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Gray boxcars
> > This included
> > single door 40' (one appears on the front cover of the EL
> > Color Guide), and
> > single and dbl door 50' cars (don't know which one MDC is
> > offering).
>
> Athearn is offering the MDC 40' car which has a Youngstown (?) door. It
appears to be reasonably correct for certain cars ihe EL 73400 and 73500
series.
>
>
>
> > on all the car series are available in the Color Guide. By
> > late 1962, it
> > became evident that the gray paint wasn't wearing well, so it
> > was dropped in
> > favor of bcr.
>
> I have photos of some freshly-painted cars stencilled "MDV 2-63", so
repainting continued at least into early 1963.
>
>
>
> > this scheme. Some of the 50-footers lasted right into
> > Conrail. I'm wondering
> > if EL repainted any of the gray cars bcr.
>
> I think that after the cars went into EL's rebuilding program (with the
characteristic channel sidesill), they got BCR paint.
>
>
> > EL had 2 other boxcar colors: blue 50' cars leased from Gen Foods, and
> > gray/maroon former DL&W 40' express boxcars.
>
> And if we're counting leasers, there were also the small fleet of RBL's
leased from North American Car that were painted yellow with black ends and
black EL logos...
>
> - Paul
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