Rupert
I would have not actual theory but Great Depression(1929-39) era and then WWII
would be possible reasons. Use what you have and rebuild for less then new
costs. The WWII Era needed more freight cars rebuilt and built to move the
vast amounts of freight moved. This allowed for an increase in money coming in
so after the war the new cabs could be built to go along with the new diesels
being put in service.
Just a theory
See you in KC??
SJH
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From: Rupert & Maureen
To: CBQ List
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 6:20 PM
Subject: [CBQ] NE-11 waycars
What happened to the NE-11 waycars? Or, more accurately, what didn't happen?
Why wasn't the NE-11 class designation used?
The NE-10's (13500-13524) were built in 1930 at Aurora - the CB&Q's first
group of waycars built with steel sides. (Incidentally, they were originally
intended to be numbered 13714-13738, following on from the previous group.
Possibly to differentiate these from the wood-sided cars, a new number sequence
(13500- ) was started and used for all subsequent waycars. They were also the
last group built at Aurora)
The NE-12's with the sloping cupola (13525-13559) were built at Havelock in
1954, so what happened between 1930 and 1954 to cause a class number to be
omitted? Was it to emphasis the modernity of the NE-12's? Was it intended to
build another group but this didn't eventuate? Was the NE-11 label going to be
allocated to the "widow maker" box car conversions in 1943/45 or was it to be
used for C&S or FW&D waycars (like the GM-4E, GM-7 & GM-8)?
Other class designation gaps, such as GS-4 and XM-1, can be rationalised. Any
suggestions for this gap?
Regards
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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