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From: Paul Tupaczewski paultup AT comcast DOT net
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:42:32 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: (erielack) Gaps in the Steamtown Collection Filled--X7655 thru
X7687--January 10, 2020
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Confirming Dan's suspicions... here's the 2441... a high-roof RPO.

- Paul


> On January 10, 2020 at 5:59 PM Daniel McFadden wrote:
>
>
> From the time I was paying close attention around 1959/60, there were two RPOs, the 2440 and 2442 and both were hi-roof.
>
> I never saw the 2441 but am pretty sure it also was hi-roof.
>
> The MU RPOs have a bit of a mystery, at least for me. For example the GE Magazine I mentioned listing only the 2440 and 2441 while there is the 2442 right on the cover.
>
> As for MU combines, there were both low-roof and hi-roof combines.
>
> Dan
>
> On 1/10/20, 2:17 PM, "Chuck Walsh" wrote:
>
> The 2442 was a high-roof car. I want to say that the other RPOs were low-roof cars. I wonder if that is why 2442 wasn’t listed.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 10, 2020, at 12:46 PM, Daniel McFadden wrote:
> >
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> > 665-Madison-196406-RPO-2442.jpg (image/jpeg, 2649x2119 672433 bytes, BF: 8.35 ppb)
> >
> > Yes the 2442 is a trailer, also an RPO. And yes, this is surely a train combined at Summit.
> >
> > This very shot is the cover photo for the November 1931 issue of the General Electric Review which covered all technical aspects of the new electrification. Interestingly, this magazine has a roster of the trailer cars and shows the RPOs to be the 2440 and 2441 and does not include the 2442 which is right on the cover.
> >
> > Attached is a shot of the 2442 in Madison near the end of MU RPO service, taken June 1964.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > On 1/10/20, 8:27 AM, "Gary Kazin" wrote:
> >
> >
> > My take on X7671:
> >
> > Trailer car 2442 on the left. Next, motor car 2534 has its left pan up and
> > right pan down. We can only see the left end of the other motor car, with
> > a pan up. Can't read numbers on the combine or the next motor car.
> >
> > I'd say this is a normal train with the Gladstone section to the right and
> > the Dover section to the left. I once rode a four car train from Hoboken
> > that split at Summit. The ride to the west was quite rough...
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 8:08 AM Mark Schmitt wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Note that this is a 300 series train from Summit. The odd lash up may be a
> >> result of a combination with a Gladstone Branch train, or it may simply be
> >> a rescue of some faulty motor car.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 7:35 AM Paul Tupaczewski
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> X7671 is intriguing me: We have an MU power car (2534) on the left with
> >>> pans down, an MU combine, and another power car with pans up. It appears
> >>> the train is loaded with passengers. So why are the pans down on the left
> >>> power car? And I thought the combine was usually run at the head of the
> >>> train?
> >>>
> >>> - Paul
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On January 10, 2020 at 7:16 AM Paul Tupaczewski
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>> http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-01-10-20
> >>>>
> >>>> X7686.jpg (image/jpeg, 4000x3200 1049416 bytes, BF: 12.110 ppb)
> >>>> X7655.jpg (image/jpeg, 4000x3200 1378956 bytes, BF: 9.28 ppb)
> >>>> X7671.jpg (image/jpeg, 4000x3200 1255290 bytes, BF: 10.110 ppb)
> >>>> X7681.jpg (image/jpeg, 4000x3200 1870104 bytes, BF: 6.84 ppb)
> >>>> X7687.jpg (image/jpeg, 4000x3200 1502332 bytes, BF: 8.52 ppb)
> >>>>
> >>>> From: McKnight, Richard
> >>>> Date: Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:54 PM
> >>>> Subject: Gaps in the Steamtown Collection Filled--X7655 thru
> >>> X7687--January 10, 2020
> >>>> To: Paul Tupaczewski
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Please find attached images for your review. It is my hope that
> >> getting
> >>> information out that these images exist will benefit everyone and I
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> >>> distribute the images, but also receive feedback and additional
> >> information
> >>> on them.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> X7655--Railroad Barge no. 548--1931.xx.xx
> >>>> X7671--East Orang, NJ--Station--1931.08.20
> >>>> X7681--New Providence, NJ--Station--1931.08.27
> >>>> X7686--New Providence, NJ--New Providence Improvements--F. Ribber
> >> Garage
> >>> & Service Station--1931.08.27
> >>>> X7687--New Providence, NJ--New Providence Improvements--Site of
> >> proposed
> >>> bridge over tracks--1931.08.27
> >>>>
> >>>>
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