RE: PC: NYC Flexi-Van

[Mark_Branibar@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I have a slide showing PC 5956 switching loaded Flexi-Van flats in Chicago
during 1973.  The first Flexi-Van container is a pure Pennsy side-door van
with "POCU" reporting marks in red lettering on a white background.  It's
possible that the "POCU" reporting marks weren't utilized until the mid
1970's and therefore wouldn't be listed in 1970 registers.

Mark B.





heavyelectric -AT- netscape.net ( )@smellycat.com on 11/15/2002 09:37:09 PM

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The marks "POCU" do not exist in the Feb 1970 Intermodal Register.  I don't
have any later editions to check.

Jim

"Steffan Forbes" <steffanf -AT- hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>   A business nearby is clearing out it's storage yard.  Out in back,
after
>several things were moved around, appeared a few gounded trailers.  At
least
>I thought they were all trailers.  One of the "trailers" was actually a
NYC
>Flexi-Van, still mainly intact with reporting marks on the front and sides
>as well as NYC ovals intact on the back doors.  The intact small stickers
>that said "FLEXI-VAN" were still near perfect on the sides just above the
>"STRICK" name.  This was one of the mail flexi-vans with a side door on
one
>side of the container.  The main point of interest on this container is
with
>the reporting marks.  The NYC marks were just NYCU, typical for the NYC.
>However, there were some PC reporting marks added (green sticker with
white
>numbers) added above the original NYC reporting marks.  The marks were
POCU.
>  I never heard of those reporting marks and would like to know haw many
>vans got those marks.  And... I checked several times... the marks were
>indeed POCU.
>                                             -Gregg B.
>
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