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The X73 was one of the most common sights in Conrail general merchandise trains. They hauled products such as fruits, vegetables, canned or bottled foods and drinks, paint, floor wax, liquid detergents, and many other water-based or chemical products needing protection from temperature extremes. Since they hauled such a variety of products, X73's could be found nearly everywhere.The detailed rosters below are based on a January 1977 and an October 1991 Official Railway Equipment Register and reflect those roadnames that were in service at that time. I have made every effort to check them for accuracy, though cars that were taken off roster might still appear in service several years later. Plus many errors crept into Conrail's rolling stock fleet over the years. Please use these rosters only as a guide for your modeling efforts, combining them with photographic evidence.
Conrail Roster Introduction:
During the early years of the railroad, as reflected in the 1977 roster below, Conrail had higher priorities than repainting their massive freight car fleet. As a result, there were usually more freight cars still numbered and lettered for the predecessors than for Conrail. If you model these years, as I do, knowing the ratio of predecessor to Conrail lettered cars is essential if you're striving to be as prototypically accurate as possible.
At the end of every line in each roster below is the total number of cars in that series that were numbered for Conrail in that year. Unfortunately, we do not know which cars these were, nor do we know if they were total repaints or simply CR stencil jobs. Compare this roster to the 1991 roster following it and notice the number of boxcars that were repainted or at least renumbered for Conrail. During the 1980s, Conrail did not renew their lease of series CR 360582-360656 (EL 360582-3606560) and CR 369000-369070 (PC 369000-369070), returning them to Fruit Growers Express.
January 1977 CR Series Class Equipment CR ======================================== 360582-360656 X73 0 369000-369070 X73 Dual Air Pak 1 369071-369320 X73 Dual Air Pak 2 January 1991 CR Series Class Equipment CR ========================================= 360582-360656 X73 0 369000-369070 X73 0 369071-369320 X73 Dual Air Pak 237
Erie Lackawanna Roster Introduction:
As mentioned above, there were usually more freight cars still numbered and lettered for the predecessors than for Conrail. But by the 1990s most predecessor rolling stock had been either repainted into Conrail colors, had at least been stenciled for Conrail, or had been retired.
At the end of every line in each roster below is the total number of cars in that series that were numbered for Erie Lackawanna in that year. Unfortunately, we do not know which cars these were. During the 1980s, Conrail did not renew their lease of series EL 360582-3606560 (CR 360582-360656), returning them to Fruit Growers Express.
January 1977
EL Series Class Equipment EL
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360582-360656 X73 Duo Pak Load
Dividers, Pallets 75
January 1991
EL Series Class EL
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360582-360656 X73 Duo Pak Load
Dividers, Pallets 0
Penn Central Roster Introduction:
As mentioned above, there were usually more freight cars still numbered and lettered for the predecessors than for Conrail. But by the 1990s most predecessor rolling stock had been either repainted into Conrail colors, had at least been stenciled for Conrail, or had been retired.
At the end of every line in each roster below is the total number of cars in that series that were still numbered for Penn Central. During the 1980s, Conrail did not renew their lease of series PC 369000-369070 (CR 369000-369070), returning them to Fruit Growers Express. By 1991, nearly all the cars in series PC 369071-369320 had been transferred to series CR 369071-369320.
January 1977 PC Series Class Equipment PC ========================================== 369000-369070 X73 Dual Air Pak 69 369071-369320 X73 Dual Air Pak 240 January 1991 PC Series Class Equipment PC ========================================== 369000-369070 X73 Dual Air Pak 0 369071-369320 X73 Dual Air Pak 4Thanks To: Lon Godshall for his gift of a 1977 Conrail ORER roster.
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