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| Car |
LV
numbers |
Date
& No. Built
or acquired |
No.
on roster |
Notes
on Prototype |
Available
models & modeling notes |
Prototype
Photo References |
Jul
42 |
Apr
46 |
Jan
53 |
Jul
60 |
Apr
64 |
Oct
69 |
Oct
74 |
| Flat, 42
ft (FM) |
9801-9826 |
1913
26 |
1
9813 |
1
9813 |
1
9813 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LVRR
built, steel
underframe |
HO: Red Caboose
2235a (9811) |
|
| Flat,
42'-6", steel, wood flr (FM) |
9827 |
3/41
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rebuilt
from Pfaudler milk car BFIX 511? |
|
|
| Flat,
55'-10",
well, steel (FW) |
9951-9953 |
1913
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LVRR
built, hole cut in floor 3' x 26'-2" and 6'-1" x 23'-3" |
|
|
| Flat, 45 ft,
well pocket (FW) |
9955 |
1958
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Built by
General Steel Castings, April
1958 |
HO: Overland
brass.
|
9955
(red): RMC, 8/68, p.
25 (+ plans). Bossler, p.73. |
| Flat, 57 ft,
depressed (FD) |
9960, 9961 |
1953-54
2 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Built by
General Steel Castings, 1953 |
HO: E&P
Associates brass. Wabash
Valley / Red Ball white metal kit (OOP), need to add correct 6 wheel
trucks |
9961 (red):
Bossler, p. 73 |
| Flat, 49 ft
(FM) |
10000-10049 |
1950
50 |
- |
- |
50 |
50 |
50 |
49 |
49 |
Similar to
PRR F30A & F30D |
HO:
Bowser
#55957 (LV 10013, 10018, 10020) |
10004 &
10038 (red): Bossler, p. 74 |
| Flat, 50 ft
(FM) |
10200-10205 |
1962-63
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
5 |
2 |
Rebuilt from
27000-27024 series.
10201 & 10205 fitted with chains & load binders for lumber
shipments. |
|
|
Flat, 50 ft
(FC)
40'1" IL
9'5" IW
1'3" IH |
11000-11174 |
1956-60
185 |
- |
- |
- |
150 |
153 |
0 |
0 |
Converted
from hoppers in series 41000-41699 for piggyback use. 11000-11059 equipped w jacks
& chains; 11060-11174 equipped w ACF
trailer hitch. |
|
11023
(red), 10/61: Eastern
Penn, p. 36 |
Flat, 50 ft
(FC)
(FM in 1975)
52'2" IL
9'7" IW |
11300-11324 |
1959-60
25 |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
25 |
25 |
8 |
Converted
from gondolas in series 31425-31549 in early 60s for piggyback use,
equipped w ACF trailer hitch. Originally built by Bethlehem steel in 1935. |
|
11322
(red): Bossler, p. 74 |
| Flat
cars leased by LV but carrying other reporting marks |
| Flat, 60
ft (FM) |
HTTX
91195-93750 |
1965-68
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
? |
Leased
F60AH, F60JH.
Impossible to tell from ORER which numbers in series were leased to LVRR. |
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Sources:
The
Official Railway Equipment Register, April 1964, October 1969 and October 1974 (Ed
Schaller collection); April 1946 (Chuck Davis collection); July 1942, January
1953 and July 1960 (Larry Grubb collection).
CNJ/LV Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Craig T. Bossler,
Morning Sun Books, 1994.
Lehigh Valley Freight and Passenger Equipment Rosters, by Eric A. Neubauer,
Society of Freight Car Historians, 1996.
Classic Freight Cars - The Series, by John Henderson & Henry Maywald,
H&M Productions, 1990s.
Model Railroading, Railmodel Journal and Railroad Model Craftsman as noted in
the References column.
Modeling
Freight Cars
LV
Fantasy Models - If
you can't find the car you are looking for on the prototype pages, it may be
that there was no LV prototype! It may be listed on this page!
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