> I have not seen any photos of the NYRX cars, but in 1958 I'm
assuming they were
> mechanical refrigerators without hatches
> Peter Ness
Seth Lakin replied -
NYRB 2500-2599 are the same cars as the NYRX
2500-2599 cars. Both the ERDX 11000-11049
and NYRB 2500-2599 were converted from NYC lot
743-B boxcars. Under MDT-NRL specification 244.
These were converted by DSI under construction
lot 936 (different from NYC Lot 936).
-----------------
If Seth is correct that NYRX 2528 was from lot
743-B (DSI 1945) then they must have replaced
the ENDS too, because this car (photo attached) has 5-5
Dreadnaught ends, while the 743-B box cars
all had postwar dreadnaught ends with a 4/4 rib pattern. I've always
assumed these NYRX "Early
Bird" box cars were rebuilt from 1940 AAR design box cars -
734-B or 735-B.
These NYRX 2500-2599 cars were the only other NYC freight cars to
receive the Early Bird logo.
Champ produced decal sets for these cars (HR-57 and later
SHS-257) but Greg Komar produced a much
improved set, KOMAR #83.
Tim O'Connor
--
Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts