(erielack) Re: Consist Sheets

["Joe Mayer" <jmayer_@_insight.rr.com>]

Brad,

As was said, these consist sheets are full of typos.  Sometimes you have to 
read between the lines.  C, T, and G are covered hopper, tank car, and 
gondola, usually preceded by E or L.  You should see plenty of C's (sand 
from PGS at Phalanx) and G's (steel and sand) in Youngstown.  Make sure you 
have some ILDX covered hoppers for the on-line lamp plants in Niles and 
Warren.  (GE's Incandescent Lamp Division)

In the consists that I have transcribed to Excel, I have one car (out of 815 
lines) with a type of of type ES, GATX 10459 headed MT back to GATX in 
Sharon PA, so you are probably correct on that.

I would be happy to share the spreadsheet I have with you- please contact me 
off line.

Paul- I agree that it would be a massive undertaking to get these into 
Excel, but if we could make a standard spreadsheet to start with (standard 
column headers, and a few basic guidelines) and people could volunteer to do 
just those trains that they are interested in, or areas that they know 
(geographically or operationally), I think we could make a dent.  With 
laptops and tablets, you can do this sort of thing while you watch a 
ballgame on TV.

Joe Mayer
ELHS 702

>From: Bradley Butcher <llyengalyn_@_hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: (erielack) DT&I on mahoning div
>
>ok more questions. The car type key for reading this. Example LB stands for 
>loaded Boxcar. I've come across a dupont car listed as LC and I cannot 
>decide if that is loaded centerflow hopper or loaded tank car. Either is 
>possible >for dupont.
>
>The key I got from the website lists:
>
>    K = Hy cube box
>    D= Other autoparts box
>    TA= loaded tri level,
>    BA= loaded Bi level
>    (Note here: on the PB 100 i've started on autoracks are just listed as 
> LA for loaded autorack not specifying which kind)
>    SA=loaded stack pack
>    LA= loaded multilevel unspecified
>    EA= Empty multilevel
>    ES= Empty Stack pack
>    FB= Forwarder box
>    R= mechanical Reefer
>    TF= TOFC
>    UF= COFC
>    CF= container on chassis
>    LF= Flat with Empty trailers (another note: all the tofc/cofc is listed 
> as LF loaded flat with trailers or containers on it listed separately)
>    EF=Empty intermodal flat
>    PB= Piggyback general
>Need:
>    C=?
>    S=? (tank car I think, UTLX listed as hazardous) perhaps sealed/lined 
> tank
>    T=? another possible standard tank car. PPGX a paint products supplier.
>    G=? 



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