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RE: (erielack) Auto Racks

Ed,

I'll say that Paul B. summed it up quite nicely.  Another big rack maker was Paragon.  I think they differ in the way the upright braces are arranged.  

As for roadnames of the racks, you could see just about anything.  The list of railroads that didn't have racks was a lot smaller that the list of railroads that did.  I get the impression that more of the racks were "free runners" so to speak?  That is in contrast to the Hi-Cube boxcars that were typically assigned to dedicated service pools, if I am not mistaken.  

That said, I seem to recall seeing some roads more than others, mainly N&W and Penn Central.

- -pat moore

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From: "Paul Brezicki" <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>
>
> Ed,
> 
> The rack and the flatcar are different entities. The vast majority of flats 
> were owned by Trailer Train, reporting marks TTKX, KTTX (open trilevel with 
> hinged B (middle) deck, and TTBX (open bilevel). Most of the flats were 
> multipurpose and were frequently converted to other types of service 
> including TOFC/COFC (TTX, TTAX, LTTX), saddleback or "stack-pac" (ITTX) or 
> frames (FTTX). Much less common were MDAX (Merchants Despatch, NYC/PC 
> subsidiary), CPAA (CPR) and CN.
> 
> Most or all of the racks were built by Whitehead & Kales, and were owned by 
> individual RR's. As Paul says, you could see just about any RR; EL didn't 
> necessarily predominate. Protective side panels began to appear in 1970 and 
> were common by 1973. Fully enclosed racks (ETTX for trilevel, TTGX for 
> bilevel) didn't appear until 1975.
> 
> I can supply the number series if you like.
> 
> Paul B
> 
> From: "Joanne and Edward Barry" <barry339_@_comcast.net>
> Subject: (erielack) Auto Racks
> 
> Group-What road names were most common on EL in terms of open auto racks and 
> in what proportion did they appear in relation to EL auto racks? Does anyone 
> make decals and or placards to use in lettering Accurail open racks to EL 
> either on the undecorated versions or in changing from another road to the 
> EL? There appear to be enough Accurail racks available but very very few 
> lettered for the EL and in changing road names or in lettering undecorated 
> modeld do I need to change the trailer numbers as well? As usual would 
> appreciate any and all info and advice the Group can offer. There is a big 
> difference between modeling in HO and trying to keep things fairly 
> prototypical and just running trains in three rail! Look forward to hearing 
> from you all.
> 
> Thanks-
> Ed Barry
> 
> 
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