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Erie Interchanged Cars
Revised 3/6/01
Express Box
Erie Milk Insulated milk cars.
The Erie Limited in Dearborn Station, September, 1958. Note the two converted milk cars on the head end.
Stagner's Santa Fe in Color, Vol. 3, p. 62, Fast Mail led by 90L followed by Erie 40' sliding door milk car being used to haul mail.
Hoboken Terminal, March, 1961, in storage mail service. Bob Hart photo.
Greenville Steel Car Co. built 55 of these as milk cars for the Erie, numbered 6600-6654. They were 39'10" inside, and were converted to headend service as milk service faded. In 1963, E-L had 93 former milk cars in service.
Modeling instructions for this car: Brown, Randolph R. Kitbashing an Erie milk car. Railroad Model Craftsman, October, 1992, p. 73. Click here to see how to build this car in HO.
Former DL&W cars which became Erie Lackawanna
Possible use after 10/60
DL&W 2111-2121, Converted Troop Sleepers
EL 198
#98, C. R. Yungkurth/Rail Data Services.
Troop sleepers in express service on the E-L numbered 89-99, 198, and were former DL&W 2111-2121.
In HO, Cannonball Car Shops (http://www.mrrwarehouse.com) makes plastic kits for the sleepers and express car conversions ($26.95). Central Hobby Supply (http://www.centralhobby.com) makes etched-brass/resin kits for the NYC-style troop sleepers-turned-express cars ($45). Rumors say a new plastic model is on the way, possibly 2002. Precision makes some in O scale for $341 each.
DL&W 10001-10039, 10091-92 Box Express
E-L 138 is former Express Box, shown at Hoboken, Jan, 1968. Bob Mohowski photo.
Built in 1950 for the DL&W by Magor Car Company, these cars were 41'9".
DL&W 10040-10089 Box Express, E-L 140-189
41'9", Built by Magor, 1957. October 1967 photo, Bob Mohowski.
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