NOTE: This message had contained at least one image attachment. To view or download the image(s), click on or cut and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://lists.elhts.org/listthumb.cgi?erielack-09-03-06 mwr_96701Wrecker_2.jpg (image/jpeg, 287x305 24657 bytes, BF: 3.55 ppb) Bob and List: As the ELHS MOW Technical Advisor for the last 20 years, I have never seen an all-time list that Bob is looking for. I have bits and pieces of lists from perhaps 20 different sources, but no comprehensive list. I did see some books in the files which were in the old Meadville roundhouse about 20 years ago when they let Schuyler, Larry, myself and one or two others to view the EL files that were stored there. By chance I picked up a book which had all the baggae car conversions to MOW. We had very little time to view these files but I'm sure all the MOW books would be in these files. Up to the merger, it was Meadville who assigned MOW numbers and gave permission to convert cars to MOW purposes. The Assistant Valuation Engineer issued these authorities. I have some copies of this correspondence. Fairly complete lists for plows, flangers, etc are included in my Diamond articles, as is a list for locomotive cranes and wheel cars. I'm sure there are lists in these posts if you search. Some older ORERs contain lists. Some of the Gardner books have lists. All are only bits and pieces. Of course ELHS has some diagram books. Regarding idler car 443046, it was on the Binghamton wreck train in the early 1960's. Attached is a photo. I have seen one other photo of an Erie six-wheel idler car in a 1940 magazine. The Erie would convert any damaged or obsolete car to MOW purposes as long as its running gear was safe. IIRC, they also converted foreign road cars which were declared complete losses, assuming of course it was economical and safe to do so. Ronald R. Dukarm ELHS #532 ELHTS #66 rdukarm_@_adelphia.net The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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