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RE: (erielack) Float Bridge car

That is correct. The ballast cars were rebuilt from ex-DL&W ACF 1790 cu. ft. covered hoppers when the need for cement cars waned in the late 1960s - their former heritage is easily identifyable by the drop-frame slope at the ends. The cars also were stenciled with a fairly unique variant on the EL diamond logo that featured only the slightest of gaps between the "E" and "L" elements in the logo. Only a handful of these cars escaped rebuilding and got EL gray paint (and in one instance, EL red paint).

	- Paul



> Yes they are. I believe they were ex DL&W built by ACF.
> 
> Paul B
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> Are the two bay hoppers shown in the background the converted covered
> hoppers in ballast service?  I'm not, sure but it looks like 
> their roofs
> have been removed.
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> http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/frt/el-fbr1alb.jpg
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> Regards,
> 
>  
> 
> Chris Thurner
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