N&W "Mail Cars"

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N&W "Mail Cars"
Friday, February 12, 2010 9:03 PM
To: "Frank Scheer" <f_scheer at yahoo.com>

Some int'g N&W pix here, including N&W "mail cars."

http://trainweb.org/passengercars/Indices/N4.htm

Especially see:
http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?july05/07-21-05/N.+W.Mail_Car_No.293.jpg

http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/attachments/20071104/72a16e4d/attachment.jpg



February 13, 2010

Thanks for the referral, Abram.  Of particular interest are the views of N&W 332 and 333:

http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns1621.jpeg

http://spec.lib.vt.edu/imagebase/norfolksouthern/full/ns1620.jpeg

The car appears to be a multiple-unit design.  I wonder if an order for MU cars was canceled and the builder modified and sold it at a reduced rate, which the N&W purchased?

Good morning,

Frank