Re: Philadelphia Quartz Tank Car
CBarkan@...
As recently as about 1990, I saw a similar vintage PQ ACF-built, insulated
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103 Baltimore at Lamberts Point on the former B&O. At that time it was painted in an attractive (albeit faded) blue and yellow paint scheme. Although I don't know for sure, I doubt the car was in free interchange. My guess then was that it was shuttling between Balto and Phila (or wherever the product was coming from) on CSX w/o need for interchange. It seems plausible that in the WM era, these cars could have gone west via Reading and WM. A little research on PQ's customers might yield some clues. If it is painted in a Henderson-approved stencil arrangement, it would be a waste to repaint it, as it is probably quite accurate. Chris In a message dated 6/25/02 12:11:47 PM, westernmd@... writes:
From: "Paul Catapano"I picked up a P2K 8K Type 21 riveted tank car,Why would a type 21 have been built in 1951? Wouldn't it have been |
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