The Erie/MKT/DRGW cars of the older ACF design are 40’5” IL and 2,519 cu. ft. The Erie cars were built 8-30. Our car is a model of the later ACF design which is 40’8” IL and 2,505 cu. ft, which is why we included this disclaimer on the order form "** paint schemes accurate for early-design ACF Hart Ballast Cars " Paul Graf In a message dated 9/1/2006 10:19:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, eldispatcher72_@_yahoo.com writes: Not even close...looks way too long William Shultz <wshultz1_@_twcny.rr.com> wrote: Paul, Yes they did, built by AC&F in 1930. I "think" the Atlas car is a more recent incarnation and cannot tell by the graphic how close a match it is. Will Paul R. Tupaczewski wrote: > HO SCALE > > > Hart Ballast car in Erie (did they ever have these?) > http://www.atlasrr.com/Images/HOFreightCars/ho70tonhart/82906/Erie.gif > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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