Re: PC: Re: Hopper reporting marks

[Mark <plank@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Penn Central resurrected the Toledo and Ohio Central (TOC) - a line the NYC
acquired in either 1910 or 1914 and which the NYC fully absorbed in 1952.  The
T&OC basically disappeared in the 1936/7 renumbering of the NYC System.  The
TOC was used as a tax dodge by the PC, with better results than the CN had.

The Official Railway Equipment Register of 1/79 has: Box, Stl. 149000-149149
50'4"(il) 55 tons 80 cars
The Official Railway Equipment Register of 1/79 has: Box, Stl. 149150-149199
50'4" 55 tons 29 cars (2" shorter outside)
The Official Railway Equipment Register of 1/79 has: Box, Stl., X50a
149631-149665 50'6" 55 tons 12 cars
The Official Railway Equipment Register of 1/79 has: Box, Stl.161000-161199
50'7" 55 tons 117 cars

The Official Railway Equipment Register of 4/84 has: XM Stl. Boxcar
149056-161157

According to Central Headlight , vol. XXVI, no. 2, 161129 was ex-NYC 205305

There were also some hoppers sub-lettered for TOC.  The Official Railway
Equipment Register 1/73, note 43 says Cars in series 828000 to 831999 are or
will be marked with Reporting Marks "TOC".  These were 35'2"(ol) 65 tons, and
consisted of 284 cars in the 1/79 registry.

This is getting a little long-winded.  There is more information on my web
site at http://www.members.kconline.com/plank/tocrostc.htm.  This is under
construction - criticisms, comments, and especially information are welcome.
The Toledo & Ohio Home Page is at
http://www.members.kconline.com/plank/tochome.htm.

Hope this is of some use.

Mark Plank

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> > From: EJ Caylor <caylorman -AT- juno.com>
> > To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
> > Subject: PC: Hopper reporting marks
> > Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 7:35 PM
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>                       > One was a CR hopper, still in PC paint with the
> > name, logo, & reporting marks painted out.  My question is, there were 3
> > letters in the reporting marks that were painted out.  Did PC have
> > subsidiaries which had their reporting marks placed on PC cars
> > E.J. Caylor
>