Missing Blocks of Car Numbers

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	Fascinating info (just like car numbers(:->)!) and have a few
questions:::::::

> Fred W. Schneider III wrote:

> . . . Charleroi and Tylerdale
> barns generally had cars with Westinghouse HL control, really a knockoff
> of General Electric type M form K in that the PRC cars used solenoid
> switches instead of pneumatics.

	What are the advantages and disadvantages of each system - solenoid and
pneumatic?

	Looking at this super detailed roster that lists each car number and
dates separately, I will completely quote  *Group--23*  and then
interpret it afterwards:::::::

Group 23  Numbers 4200--4249  Bldr - SA  DT DE LF SL CL MO TM
	Length - 45'  Weight - 38000  Seats - 55  Motors - WH 328
	Total hp - 150  Control - Jones 3-sp.  Trucks - M-25
	BU IG unless noted otherwise;

-->>-->>	What does 3-sp. stand for with the Jones control?
			And I am not asking Ken because I
			know the answer from him already!!

Much of the above is self-explanatory but the first line after the
numbers would read:::::::  Built by St.-Louis Car Co;  DoubleTruck 
DoubleEnd  LowFloor  SteeL  Closed  MOtor  TwoMan.  The last line states
that the cars we BUrned for scrapping at Ingram.

Group--24  4250--4299 GE 3-sp. control.

Group--25  4300--4349  BE 3-sp control.

Group--26  4350--4399  HL & K-35 control.

Group--27  4400--4411  WH 3-sp. control.
	All these cars scrapped by 1942.

Group--28  4420--4423  Jones 3-sp. control.
	Former trailers.

Group--29  4700--4799  K-35 control.

Group--30  4800--4824  K-43 control.

Group--31  4825--4864  K-43 control.

Group--32  4865--4939  K-43 control.

Group--33  5000--5099  HL control.

Group--34  5100--5159  HL control.

Group--35  5200--5282  HL control.

Group--36  5400--5464  K-43 control.

Group--37  5500--5549  K-43 control.

James B. Holland

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