DIAMOND 2014 VOL 28, #3 RR ORANGE COUNTY,PULLMAN CARS 1940-49 ERIE LACKAWANNA

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THIS IS THE DIAMOND VOL 28, NO 3, 2014. THIS ISSUE WAS PRODUCED BY THE ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THIS ITEM WOULD BE A GREAT REFERENCE OF THE HISTORY OF ANTHRACITE RAILROADS. FRONT COVER; IT'S THE VARY EARLIEST YEARS OF THE NEW ERIE LACKAWANNA, BUT THE PROPERTY OVERALL STILL LOOKS THE 1960 MERER HADN'T HAPPEN. HERE AT SPARROWBUSH, N.Y., AT THE WEST END OF PORT JERVIS YARD ON WINTER AFTERNOON, SET OF EX-ERIE F-UNITS CREEPS OUT OF TOWN. WELCOME ABOARD, IN THIS ISSUE PULLMAN CARS ASSIGNED TO THE ERIE -- 1940-1949. PULLMANS IN SERVICE DURING THE 1940s ARE COVERED IN THIS LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE GREAT PASSENGER SERVICE. FOR A NUMBER AMERICANS DURING THE 1940s , THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE IN A SLEEPER WAS IN A BIRTH OF A 12 BED AND 1 ROOM CAR AS PART OF A TROOP TRAIN. THIS ARTICLE INCLUDES WHO TAKES THE SLEEPER, SOURCES FOR THIS INSTALLMENT, ERIE AND PULLMAN IN THE 1940s, DECLINE OF THE 12 AND 1 ROOM CARS, LAST OF THE SLEEPER-LOUNGE RESTAURANT ASSIGNMENTS, THE EX-MILWAUKEE HEAVYWEIGHTS, THE UNIVERSAL SERIES 12-2 DOUBLE-BEDROOM HEAVYWEIGHTS, THE SCENIC SERIES 10-2 DOUBLE-BED-1 ROOM HEAVYWEIGHTS, THE AMERICAN SERIES 6-6-4 LIGHTWEIGHTS, NEGOTIATING FOR HEAVYWEIGHT CARS, THE PRESIDENTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS 10-6 LIGHTWEIGHTS. 7 PHOTOS, 6 FLOOR PLANS AND 4 TABLES OF INFORMATION INCLUDING TABLE 1 - CAR HERITAGE AND ORIGINAL NAMES OF PULLMANS, read more