Re: NJI&I 4100-4270 boxcars running board type
cef39us <cfrench@...>
--- In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, Ed Hawkins <hawk0621@...> wrote:
Chris and Ed, The NJI&I 4100-4149 series cars were built new by Decatur shop in 1944, at the same time the second group of Wabash 86000 series cars were being built. Wabash 86000-86519 were built in 1942, and 86520-86874 in 1944. The reason for the decreased number of cars in the 86000 series after 1950 was a result of 263 cars being sent in September of that year to the Evans Co., in Plymouth, Mich.,for application of DF utility loaders. The randomly selected cars were equipped and renumbered 9000-9199 and 9300-9362. Two fifty car lots of the Wabash war emergency cars, rebuilt into all-steel cars, were sent to the NJI&I in August (4150-4199) and November (4200-4249) 1960. My detailed records end in December 1960. It appears that NJI&I 4254 was from a group of cars turned out be Decatur shop in January 1961. Looks like a XD 1-61 reweigh date on the car. Here is where my research hasn't ended. The NJI&I 4254 is painted in what I have referred to as the 1961 scheme. This large flag scheme was introduced on the last new 40'-6" box cars purchased by the Wabash in 1961, the 91000-91514 series cars with a nine foot door opening. I have not seen a photo of a car in the 4150-4249 series, so I do not know if the large flag lettering scheme was authorized prior to 1961, to be used on the cars outshopped in August and November 1960, or did those 100 cars get the small flag? Chris, I imagine the rebuilt war emergency cars kept their Apex Tri-Lok running boards and brake step, and Miner hand brakes. Mark Vaughan sells Wabash box car decals. You need the set with the large flags and nine inch car numbers. Chet French Dixon, IL
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