Re: Distant freight car images from 1910
Donald B. Valentine
---In STMFC@..., <eric@...> wrote : These historic Lackawanna photos are a real treasure.
In the main photo, it’s interesting to see the different gondolas and hoppers in the yard. Of the steel hoppers, I think two are similar to a design used on the NYC Lines. http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-06-13-16/B0590.jpg
Here’s an image featuring a Michigan Central version of the hopper. It’s the one behind the gondola. http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/mcrr-6932.jpg
It’s also interesting to see a mill gondola pressed into coal or aggregate service. Look to the far right and in front of the passenger car in that first link.
The next image features more of a broadside view of several Lackawanna freight cars and shifted more to the right. I count six or seven gondola designs. Here’s the link. http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-06-13-16/B0591.jpg
And no, I’m not counting the remains of a car in the ditch near the photo title.
One of the photos posted today features a different angle on this facility. http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-06-14-16/B0593.jpg
And another from today has a nice variety of Lackawanna equipment. http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-06-14-16/B0592.jpg
Thanks, Schuyler!
Eric Hansmann El Paso, TX
. It is not just the gondolas that I find interesting, Eric. Look at the DL&W twin hoppers with the alternating channel ribs on their sides AND a rather different exterior brace for the slope sheet. Can't say that I'd ever seen the latter feature before as it is something that would have been remembered if I had. Neat photos all. Thanks for posting their URL's. Cordially, Don Valentine
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