(erielack) EL in the 2-10-06 ABPR

["Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>]

This is one of the older channel-sill 85' piggyback cars built around 1960,
I don't know which builder (either ACF or P-S). The raised portion of the
sidesill with the perforations was for attaching "disaster chains" to the
trailer wheels, a holdover practice from earlier cars which used a
time-consuming system of blocks and chains for securing trailers. By the
mid-60's, there was a consensus that the combination of locking hitch and
trailer weight was sufficient to keep the trailer in position, so the use of
chains was discontinued.

Paul B

In the picture, U33C EL 3328 & SD45 EL 3601, what kind of Trailer Train car
is behind the engines?

Tony Horn
ELHS #2



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