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American Car and Foundry built the third group of cars, 76000
– 76499, in September 1930. This group of cars were built
with a 9’-3” interior, a full 7” taller than the previous group
of cars built just 6 months earlier. These cars were built with
Youngstown doors, Buckeye ends, and Chicago Cleveland flex-
ible radial roof.
Even though these cars were 7” taller than their predecessors.
They still had 5 ribs on the ends. The extra height difference
was made up with smaller half ribs at the top and bottom of
the cars. These cars also marked the end of an era. The use of
the solid side sill came to an end as well as the use of the radial
roof design.
Erie Railroad Boxcars, p1 - 3
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4. Erie 76335 at Narrowsburg, NY in May of 1949.
(Authors collection and used with permission of
George Elwood Fallen Flags Railroad Photos).
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5. Erie 76432 at Akron, OH in April 1959. Note that the
original door has been replaced with a Superior door.
The car has been repainted at some point in time, most
likely when the sides of the car were repaired. The
small diamond has been replaced with the larger Erie
diamond, however the small Erie Diamond can be seen
ghosting through the new paint. (Authors collection
and used with permission of George Elwood Fallen Flag
Railroad Photos.)
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6. Builder's photo of 76949. (Used with permission of
George Elwood Fallen Flags Railroad Photos).
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