FYI,
For those of you that model in HO, NKP Car Co. has made or may still offer
their kit for the 3003. You may want to contact Tom at NKP if you're
interested in one.
I have one that I need to get around to building one of these days...
Ed
> On Oct 14, 2018, at 7:29 PM, Leo Phillipp via Groups.Io
> <qutlx1=aol.com@groups.io> wrote:
>
> 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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