|
[ Up ] [ Box Cars ] [ Reefers ] [ Flat Cars ] [ Hoppers ] [ Gondolas ] [ Covered Hoppers ] [ Tank Cars ]
| Car |
LV
numbers |
Date
& No. Built
or acquired |
No.
on roster |
Notes
on Prototype |
Available
models & modeling notes |
Prototype
Photo References |
Jul
42 |
Apr
46 |
Jan
53 |
Jul
60 |
Apr
64 |
Oct
69 |
Oct
74 |
| Ice,
52'-4", steel underframe (RB) |
3100-3127 |
1943
28 |
- |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rebuilt
from milk cars 671-720, 1101-1119. |
|
|
| Ice,
33'-9", wood, stl ctr sills (RB) |
3250-3274 |
1941
25 |
25 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Acquired
secondhand, orginally built 1918-20. |
|
|
| 30'
11-1/2" IL, Steel underframe, series K (RS) |
35001-35150 |
1910
150 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Built
by Standard Steel Car Co. |
|
|
| 30'
11-1/2" IL, Steel underframe, series K (RS) |
35151-35400 |
1913
250 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Built
by Standard Steel, Butler |
|
|
| 30'
11-1/2" IL, Steel underframe, series K (RS) |
35401-36150 |
1912-13
750 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Built
by Pullman |
HO:
Accurail 1591
(LV 36150)
S: S Helper Service 490 (LV 36091) |
Don
Thompson of S Helper Service cites a photo in "The Great Yellow
Fleet." |
| Reefers leased by LV but carrying other reporting marks |
| Reefer, 40
ft (RB) |
LVRX
2000-2019 |
1957
20 |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
20 |
|
0 |
Built by
North American |
|
|
| Box, 50 ft,
plug doors (RBL) |
NIRX
41000-41003 |
1963
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
|
0 |
Renumbered
to LV series 7000-7002 in 1965. Insulated,
Aeroquip load restrainer nylon belts & wall clips, 46 wooden
pallets |
HO: IHC. Color
scheme is suspect!
Athearn 1329
50' plug door box car (undecorated) |
|
Sources:
The
Official Railway Equipment Register, April 1964, October 1969 and October 1974
(Ed Schaller collection); April 1946 (Chuck Davis collection); July 1942, January 1953 and July 1960 (Larry Grubb
collection).
CNJ/LV Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment, by Craig T. Bossler,
Morning Sun Books, 1994.
Lehigh Valley Freight and Passenger Equipment Rosters, by Eric A. Neubauer,
Society of Freight Car Historians, 1996.
Classic Freight Cars - The Series, by John Henderson & Henry Maywald,
H&M Productions, 1990s.
Model Railroading, Railmodel Journal and Railroad Model Craftsman as noted in
the References column.
Modeling
Freight Cars
LV
Fantasy Models - If
you can't find the car you are looking for on the prototype pages, it may be
that there was no LV prototype! It may be listed on this page!
[ Up ] [ Box Cars ] [ Reefers ] [ Flat Cars ] [ Hoppers ] [ Gondolas ] [ Covered Hoppers ] [ Tank Cars ]
This page last updated on 05/24/2002
.
|
