Photo: PRR Boxcar 559589 (Undated)
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Photo: PRR Boxcar 559589 (Undated) A photo from the Historic Pittsburgh website: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AMSP210.B014.I05/viewer Ignore the flat car. Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Why on earth would I ignore the flat car? It is PFW&CRW 931651, class FM, which will eventually be incorporated into the PRR's fleet. What a great load too!
The boxcars are both class XL, lettered PENNSTLVANIA and PENNSYLVANIA LINES/Union Line (559589)
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, AL
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Bob Chaparro via groups.io <chiefbobbb@...>
Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 11:18 AM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Subject: [RealSTMFC] Photo: PRR Boxcar 559589 (Undated) Photo: PRR Boxcar 559589 (Undated) A photo from the Historic Pittsburgh website: https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3AMSP210.B014.I05/viewer Ignore the flat car. Scroll on the photo to enlarge it. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
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Hi Bob,
Thanks for digging up this wonderful image!
The car PRR 559589 is a PRR class XL boxcar. The UNION LINES lettering
limits the photo to the twenties or earlier.
> Ignore the flat car
With all due respect, I will spend a minute on the flat car - it appears to
be PFW&CRW 931651, a PRR class FM flat. I like all the chalk marks on the
car! I notice the inscription "11" over "28" under the CAPY stencil, this may
indicate a reweigh date of 11-1928
There is also an additional PRR class XL boxcar and a PRR class GR gon to
look at as well
Claus Schlund
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Eric Hansmann
Claus,
The 11/28 you see on the flat car is the month and day. The year is to the right in a larger stencil, 03. This was common practice from 1900 to the early Teens.
The flat car seems to have a NEW stencil just below the isometric chalk drawing. That drawing obscures a DET 11.03 stencil.
Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Claus Schlund \(HGM\)
Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 12:11 PM To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: PRR Boxcar 559589 (Undated)
Hi Bob,
Thanks for digging up this wonderful image!
The car PRR 559589 is a PRR class XL boxcar. The UNION LINES lettering limits the photo to the twenties or earlier.
> Ignore the flat car
With all due respect, I will spend a minute on the flat car - it appears to be PFW&CRW 931651, a PRR class FM flat. I like all the chalk marks on the car! I notice the inscription "11" over "28" under the CAPY stencil, this may indicate a reweigh date of 11-1928
There is also an additional PRR class XL boxcar and a PRR class GR gon to look at as well
Claus Schlund
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Tony Thompson
Bob Chaparro wrote:
Heck with ignoring the flat car! That's a terrific load, a power shear, from Mesta Machine. Tony Thompson
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