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From: "R DOT Dukarm" rdukarm AT roadrunner DOT com
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:46:23 -0400
Subject: RE: (erielack) Freight car Erie Lackawanna M of W flat car #444038
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Charles & List,

Cars in the 444100 series generally were used to transport MOW track
equipment. They were generally painted orange and had two rails mounted on
them. See attached photos.

Ron Dukarm

-----Original Message-----
From: charles turley [mailto:tturley AT twcny DOT rr DOT com]
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 7:42 AM
To: EL Mail List
Subject: Re: (erielack) Freight car Erie Lackawanna M of W flat car #444038

http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-03-18-19

IMGmflEL444124.jpg (jpeg , 1610x1080 273466 bytes, BF: 6.36 ppb)
IMGmflEL444134.jpg (jpeg , 1643x1080 285280 bytes, BF: 6.22 ppb)

Two more cars of the EL 444 series cars at Factoryville PA. that made it
into Conrail.




































> On Mar 16, 2019, at 9:22 PM, R. Dukarm wrote:
>
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> mfl_443075_10-65_JC_reacher_LaRue_2.jpg (image/jpeg, 3844x1692 394741
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> mfl_444069_ldy.jpg (image/jpeg, 3603x2448 695846 bytes, BF: 12.68 ppb)
>
> Mike,
>
> I believe car #444038 is a general purpose flat car assigned to the
MOW
> Department for transporting materials and machinery. The first two
digits of
> the number indicate this. The fact that it was photographed in
Cleveland
> also supports this.
>
> The reacher cars, as far as I know, were in the 443 series, meaning
they
> were assigned to the Transportation Department. The one photo I have
shows a
> cabin on the car for the brakeman, and also steps and grab irons to
allow
> him to easily mount the car.
>
> Attached are photos of reacher car #443075 and #444069 showing the
general
> utility of the 444 series.
>
> Ron Dukarm
> MOW Technical Advisor
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Dickinson [mailto:mdickinson002@stny.rr.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 6:35 PM
> To: erielack-digest@lists.railfan.net
> Subject: (erielack) Freight car Erie Lackawanna M of W flat car
#444038
>
>
> OK What is this M/W car used for?
>
>
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Freight-car-Erie-Lackawanna-M-of-W-flat-car-44403
8/
> 283417719005?hash=item41fd0330dd:g:jhsAAOSwzCRci4gK
> Thank
> Mike Dickinson
> Jamestown NY
>
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