Paul Brezicki wrote: > The use of the "Z" in rep marks began in the mid-60's. I'm not sure exactly what year but it certainly post-dated the DL&W. I've wondered about the "Z" designation and what it means. The (7-65) ORER notes EL trailers are marked (EL, ELZ, CELZ, REAZ, RELZ, DL&W, ERIE). So Z-designated trailers co-existed with the earlier numbers. I thought too, "Z" designated only the later 40' trailers, but that is not true because some of the early DL&W trailers that got repainted E-L, were given "Z" numbers. (e.g., ELZ 5 was from the first group of DL&W orange, insulated trailers). Maybe "Z" just indicates "trailer". Mike Oravec The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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