On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 07:05 PM, newrail@... wrote:
Quoting Bruce Smith <smithbf@...>:
New England 2.5% 1 New Haven - 36� rebuilt (F&C) 1 B&M - ARA SS (F&C) *? 1 MEC
Great Lakes 18.1% 9 NYC (not PLE)
What????? No load of Vermont marble in a Rutland wood sided gon (F&C)for the finished product or a Rutland flat (again, F&C) for larger finished stuff or unfinished being shipped to a finishing plant in the south, or a Rutland 40 ft. box with dolomite for paper or paint filler? The latter could
even replace an NYC car. Jeez. What's a poor Vermonter to do??? (-:
and then
Horse hockey! The NH 36 ft. rebuild is the quintessential New
Haven
boxcar and is easily distinguishable from anything else except its
B&M
twins which were rebuilt to a different appearance and, thus, would
not
be confused with a New Haven one in our era. I have three NH 36
footers
and no NH 37 AAR's, could not be happier, and cannot believe a real Nutmeger would recommend otherwise.
Don,
At least I made you happy with the NH car <VBG>. Of course, the bottom line is that you never know what will show up in the mix of cars out on the road. The "gap" between the total and the planned number of cars allows for some additional cars of interest (Like that Rutland box car, or an A&S or...). Of course, I'm working on a detailed listing for flats, gons, reefers and stock cars. I do have a Rutland stock car to build too!
All right, Bruce, so I gave you a little ribbing on the lack of a Rutland car and the choice Ted suggested for the New Haven boxcars but a Rutland stock car in the American South??? Guess I'm from Missouri on that one! And I suppose you have a photo of a prototype in said region as well. <VBG>
