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Railfan Pictures of the Day - 09/30/2004


NS Morrisville Connecting Track Norristown PA September 25 2004
 
The cars on NS slab train 64A were mostly former Conrail gondolas. Here is Part One.
Conrail 577509 Class G43A with corrugated and flat side panels
Conrail 587007 Class G52M with almost rusted out Conrail Quality logo
Conrail 578911 Class G43C. The reporting mark and number has almost been obliterated by rust and replacement of the side panel with the first two numbers. Compare end to the original corrugated end on 577509 above.
Conrail 565969 Class G42B
Conrail 576106 Class G43A. All corrugated side panels have been replaced.
Conrail 588032 Class G52N with 14 rib supports and jacking cut outs on the bottom sill positioned at the truck centers.
Conrail 579876 Class G43A with original corrugated sides and end, and add on panel for reporting mark and most of the number.

 

All pictures September 25 2004 c. 2004 John P. Almeida
 
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