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EL 50' Mill Gondolas

Discussion relating to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, the Erie, and the resulting 1960 merger creating the Erie Lackawanna. Visit the Erie Lackawanna Historical Society at http://www.erielackhs.org/.

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EL 50' Mill Gondolas

 #781609  by Benjamin Maggi
 
I am building a simple representation of a 50' fishbelly mill gondola to use as a riding car behind my 1.5" scale engine. As such, I am not looking to add details like bolts, rivets, brake details, etc. It is built out of plywood with a steel frame. Since my first train set was an EL engine (high-nosed GP50... go figure Bachmann) I have a soft spot for them. I ran into a picture online of an HO scale model of an EL mill gondola:
http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=3132970#

Can anyone point me to a couple of prototype pictures online of these class of cars? If not, can someone give me some quick information like their road numbers, date introduced, and approximate length of service?

Thanks.
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