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Skip:
 
Based on the photos we've been examining in this investigation, from the  
shape of its side sills that car is neither a BSb nor a B-8.  The lettering  
is too faded to read, but the car appears to be identical to the PRR car in 
the  picture on page 73, including the details of their doors.
 
Fortunately the "Seaboard" is clear with a magnifying glass in the picture  
on page 71, so we don't have to wonder about that one, other than why a  
Seaboard car is on the Tennessean.
 
Dave Phelps
 
 
In a message dated 5/23/2011 11:39:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

In the  Norfolk and Western Passenger Service 1946-1971 book by Warden
revised by  Miller there is a picture on pages 74 & 75 that shows the 
Pelican
in  Bristol, VA in 1956 with, what appears to me, to be a B-8 box  car
immediately behind the locomotive.  The picture gives a fairly  good view of
the side of the car.

Skip Sledge

In a message  dated May 22 Dave Phelps wrote:
Jim:

Yes, as you noted earlier in  this thread, the five B-8a's with their 
cushion
underframe were used in LCL  service.  As to B-8's in passenger mail storage
service, N&W  apparently did prepare the drawing 
Type Drawing   Locator NW Mech Dwg - NW-D45856  Description Steel Details
for Box Car  Class B8 for Temporary  Mail Storage Car  Date 10/23/1953  
Author
N&W Railway  that's  in the NWHS archives.  Of  course, whether the
conversion(s) were actually  done, or were applied  to some BSb's instead, 
I 
certainly don't know.   Hopefully  others may.

Dave Phelps


In a message dated 5/22/2011 9:52:52  P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org  writes:


Just to clarify, I don't think any B-8's were modified for  use in 
passenger 
train service; there was a small group of cars that were  in dedicated  
less-than-carload (LCL) service; these would have most  likely been in the  
consists of local freights.  LCL was not  handled as such on passenger
trains 
that I am aware of. 
Jim Brewer  
Glenwood MD  

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