--- In STMFC@..., "John Golden" <golden1014@> wrote:

the ACL 99300-99443 were the former AB&C cars, and ACL 90000-
90499 were the ACL originals. Most of these cars were rebuilt

steel sides following WWII although there's no data to indicate

were all rebuilt by 1950. ACL acquired a large fleet of all-

40' gons throughout the 1940s so it's not suprising that this

was rebuilt or retired by about 1953.

John,

I have the following from the July 1950 and Jan 1953 ORER's on

USRA gons...

July 1950:
90000-90049, 48 cars, Gondola, Stl. Underframe
90250-90499, 246 cars, Gondola, Stl. Underframe
99300-99443, 141 cars, Gondola, Comp., Stl. Underframe, Wood Floor

January 1953:
90000-90499, 294 cars, Gondola, All Steel
99300-99443, 141 cars, Gondola, Comp., Stl. Underframe, Wood Floor

Hope this is helpful,

John Hile
Blacksburg, VA