Thanks Ken. But is the 1956 scrap date for 3003 a typo ? Because there are
numerous photos of it in service during the 1960s.
Leo Phillipp
> On Oct 14, 2018, at 7:52 PM, Ken Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net> wrote:
>
> 3003 and 3004 were converted from mail cars 2076 and 2077. The were bought in
> 1911 as two of six 40’ mail cars.
> In 1912 the post office came out with new standards for sizes and there was
> no standard for a 40’ car so they were
> converted to baggage cars 1094-1099
> 1094 was converted to Bagg-mail 1851 in 1928 and scrapped in 1961
> 1095 was converted to Mail-coach 3003 in 1928 and scrapped in 1956.
> 1096 was converted to Mail-coach 3004 in 1928 and was converted to
> baggage-coach 3555 in 1943 and scrapped in 1956.
> 1097 was destroyed in 1944
> 1098 was scrapped in 1949
> 1099 was converted to Bagg-mail 1850 in 1928 and scrapped in 1950
>
> Ken Martin
>
>
>> On Oct 14, 2018, at 12:58 PM, Leo Phillipp via Groups.Io
>> <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
>>
>> The 3003 a "shorty" converted from (?) and served as the waycar/passenger
>> accommodation for many years.
>>
>> There are pictures of the 3003 in Daniels waycar book and others. The Glick
>> books likely
>> Have drawings of and info. As to what car the 3003 was converted from.
>>
>> Leo Phillipp
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