RE: (erielack) Erie LackaWanna Hopper Cars in Chicago

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net>]

Walt Fles wrote:

> On the NS which runs parallel to the Chicago Skyway, just 
> east of State Street, there was a cut of Gondola's, each 
> stating "Erie Lackwanna".  There were 11 of them and 1 with 
> Conrail painted over the EL paint. One of the numbers of the 
> cars was 33872.

33872 is one of the series of EL 3-bay hoppers, not gons, in the series
33250-33999, delivered in 1974. These are the most numerous (only?) series
of EL cars still extant. Most are in MOW service on NS today.

	- Paul


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