Re: PRR Stock Cars - Final Dates in Revenue Service


Thomas M. Olsen <tmolsen@...>
 

Ben,

Here are a few more listings for the "K" series Stock Cars from the
ORER's that I have:

October 1944, Effective Date: July 31, 1944:

K7 - Series 648314 - 648338. 25 cars. Stock, Single Deck, Steel Frame.
AAR Mech. Designation
"SM", IL 40'6'. Note: QQ(8) Individual numbers of cars in series
..........648314 to 648338 which had end doors closed: 1648314
- 648319 inclusive; 648321 - 648325 inclusive; 648329 -
648331 inclusive; 648333, 648334, 648338.

K7A - Series 134079 - 135499. 1420 Cars. Stock, Convertible Deck,
Steel Underframe. AAR
Mech. Designation "SC", IL 40'5". Note See Exception.

K7A - 134124. 1 Car. Stock, Double Deck, Steel Frame. AAR Mech.
Designation "SF", IL 40'5".
Note: Exception.

K8 - Series 128079 - 129078. 992 Cars. Stock, Convertible Deck, Steel
Frame, Z Bar. AAR Mech. Designation "SC", IL 40'6".

January 1950, Efective Date: October 31, 1949:

K7 - Series 648314 - 648338. 24 cars. Stock, Single Deck, Steel Frame.
AAR Mech. Designation
"SM", IL 40'6'. Note: PP(8) Individual numbers of cars in series
..........648314 to 648338 which had end doors closed:
1648314 - 648319 inclusive; 648321 - 648325 inclusive; 648329 -
648331 inclusive;
648333, 648334, 648338.

K7A - Series 134079 - 135499. 1408 Cars. Stock, Convertible Deck,
Steel Underframe. AAR Mech. Designation "SC", IL 40'5". Note
See Exception.

K7A - 134124. 1 Car. Stock, Double Deck, Steel Frame. AAR Mech.
Designation "SF", IL 40'5".
Note: Exception.

K8 - Series 128079 - 129078. 987 Cars. Stock, Convertible Deck, Steel
Frame, Z Bar. AAR Mech. Designation "SC", IL 40'6".

April 1951, Effective Date: January 31, 1951:

K7 - Series 648315 - 648337. 12 Cars. No change in Description or AAR
Mech. Designation. NOTE: PP(6): Individual numbers of cars
in series ..........648315* to 648337 which had end
doors closed: 1648314* - 648319 inclusive; 648321; 648325; 648330;
649331; 648334; 648338.
* Entry is as written in ORER Notes, Page 98. Maybe a typo!

K7A - Series 34079 - 1315499. 1272 Cars. No change in Description or
AAR Mech. Designation.
Note: See Exception.

K7A - 134124. 1 Car. No change in Description or AAR Mech.
Designation. Note: Exception.

K8 - Series 128079 - 129078. 985 Cars. Description referring to "Z Bar"
deleted. No change in AAR Mech. Designation.

January 1952, Effective Date: October 31, 1951:

K7 - Series 648317 - 648326*. 3 Cars. No change in Description or AAR
Mech. Designation.
Note UU: Individual numbers of cars in series ..........648317 to
648337* which had end doors
closed: 1648317; 648321.
* Entry is as written in ORER Notes, Page 98. Maybe a typo!

K7A - Series 134079 - 135499. 1020 Cars. No change in Description or
AAR Mech. Designation.
Note: See Exception.

K7A - 134124. 1 Car. No change in Description or AAR Mech.
Designation. Note: Exception.

K8 - Series 128079 - 129078. 926 Cars. Description referring to "Z
Bar" deleted. No change in AAR Mech. Designation.

January 1953, Effective Date: October 31, 1952:

K7 - 648326*. 1 Cars. No change in Description or AAR Mech.
Designation. No Notes.

K7A - Series 134080 - 135499. 813 Cars. No change in Description or
AAR Mech. Designation.

K7a - 1 Car Exception (134124) Deleted, No Entry.

K8 - Series 128079 - 129078. 513 Cars. Description referring to "Z
Bar" deleted. No change in AAR Mech. Designation.

April 1953, Effective Date: January 31, 1953:

K7 - 0 Cars. No Entry for this class.

K7A - Series 134080 - 135499. 810 Cars. No change in Description or
AAR Mech. Designation.

K8 - Series 128079 - 129078. 513 Cars. Description referring to "Z
Bar" deleted. No change in AAR Mech. Designation.


October 1953, Effective Date July 31, 1953:

K7A - Series 134080 - 135499. 813* Cars. No change in Description or
AAR Mech. Designation.
* Note increase of 3 cars from April 1953 ORER entry. Either a
typo or a correction from
previous entry.

K8 - Series 128078 - 129078. 515* Cars. No change in Description or
AAR Mech. Designation from previous entry..
* Note increase of 3 cars from April 1953 ORER entry. Either a
typo or a correction from
previous entry.

October 1954, Effective Date: July 31, 1954:

K7A - Series 134080 - 135499. 806 Cars. No change in Description or
AAR Mech. Designation.

K8 - Series 128078 - 129078. 514 Cars. No change in Description or AAR
Mech. Designation.

January 1959, Effective Date: October 31, 1958:

K7A - Series 134080 - 135499. 806 Cars. No change in Description or
AAR Mech. Designation.

K8 - Series 128078 - 129078. 514 Cars. No change in Description or AAR
Mech. Designation.

January 1961, Effective Date: October 31, 1960:

K7A - Series 134647 - 135076. 3 Cars. No change in Description or AAR
Mech. Designation.
Class renumbered due to introduction of New Classes K9, K9a, K9b.

K8 - Series 128120 - 129078. 76 Cars. No change in Description or AAR
Mech. Designation.


January 1969, Effective Date: October 31, 1968:

Classes K7 or K8 vacated, none remain.

Ben, this covers all the registers that I presently have. Hope that
this is of some assistance.

Tom

Thomas M. Olsen
7 Boundary Road, West Branch
Newark, Delaware, 19711-7479
(302) 738-4292
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