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Re: (erielack) ILDX 331 GE Covered Hopper

I remember seeing those cars on the EL in Warren, Ohio area. GE had a good
size operation their.
I also have seen ILDX #1, #4 and #5 recently pass through Brunswick Md and
in a different scheme. Basic hopper grey with blue and white GE emblem.
 I posted a couple pix at my web page under recent photos at the link below:
Jerry Custer
ELHS 2603

http://gbcalco.googlepages.com/



On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Paul Brezicki <doctorpb_@_bellsouth.net>wrote:

> Both sand and soda ash are used in glassmaking, but being less dense, it
> was more cost-effective to ship soda ash in higher cube cars, closer to 3000
> cu ft or more. So I think the GE cars were most likely used exclusively for
> sand by the 1970's.
>
> Paul B
>
> From: Smtimko_@_aol.com
> Subject: (erielack) ILDX 331  GE Covered Hopper
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> Sometime ago, perhaps a couple of years ago, someone asked about ILDX
> covered hoppers assigned to the General Electric Plant service at Niles,
> Ohio.
>
> I recently found an old slide taken at Niles, Ohio in April 1974 that shows
> IDLX 331, a 70 ton covered hopper so assigned.
>
> I don't recall if the cars carried inbound sand, soda, ash or what but they
> were assigned to the Niles Incandescent Lamp Plant.  That plant is now
> located on the portion of the railroad that was acquired by the Ohio
> Central in  the
> summer of 1996.  I believe the plant recently has closed.
>
> SMT
>
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