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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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