Re: SHPX 25000-25652 (was Tank Car Info)
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SUVCWORR@...
The car numbers in 1952 are as follows:
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25000 - 25690 except for those listed below 1958 cft 581 cars 25142 2040 cft 1 car 25162 - 25181 2850 cft 20 cars 25513 - 25542 1970 cft 30 cars 25543 - 25577 1978 cft 35 cars The 1970 and 1978 cft cars were 40 ft OL. The 2040 was 35-10 while the 1958 were 35-9. The OL of the 2040 is not listed but the IL was 45-10.5 Also the following series 25691 - 25740 were all 1958 cft Wide variety of cars in the same series. All of which poses the question, why insert odd size cars in a series of 741 cars? Were they numbered such to keep all the cars leased to one used in the same sequence? Rich Orr In a message dated 2/17/2009 12:09:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
timboconnor@... writes: In the 1959 ORER, the series 25000-25690 includes the following numbers of cars with these cubic foot capacities: 1958 cft -- 547 2040 cft -- 1 1978 cft -- 20 Weird, huh? Tim Good point! I hadn't thought of that, but it turns out that you're ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000003) |
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