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The N6 and N6A Transfer Cabooses

 

N6 ex-NYC Transfer

There were 6 N6, my feeling is that they were most likely built as a test for the transfer caboose program. There was an article (maybe just a photo) once in PC Railroader but I do not have that issue. Numbered 18000-18005. 18002 was scrapped early.

There is a photo in the Morning Star book Penn Central Color Guide. It looks like a 50' flat with a box like the N6A. The box had three windows on each side and no windows on the ends.

None of the class survived to become part of Conrail.


N6A ex-NYC Transfer
These were built to accommodate a union agreement to get rid of the old wood cabooses.
They were built by the NYC/Despatch Shops out of 1942-1946 vintage Lot 703F boxcars. there were 189 of them.
NYC used Lot Numbers instead of letters to indicate classes.

The early N6A was NYC Lot 977 built 3-4-66 #18006-18055
The second part of lot 977 was built in May, 1966 and was numbered 18056-18105

 Lot 121 included car 18106-18155 built March 8, 1967. These had oil heat but no roofwalk .
The second part of lot 121 was built May 11, 1967 cars 18156-18194 These had propane heat but no roofwalk.

 lot 152 was built by PC an N9 in 1968


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Location and Description 
Date 
Photo Credit
Detroit River Tunnel 
April 28, 1969 
from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 

A close up showing the as built wood decks. They lost the wood in favor of the steel grate...

...an FRA ruling? or just common sense - they must have gotten slippery when wet! 

April 28, 1969  
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner 
 Buckeye Yard
Columbus OH
 September 1976
 Jim Hebner
     
 Cleveland OH
Bridge One
  
 George Elwood
 Greensburg IN
 April 27, 1974
 from the
collection of
Jim Hebner
Columbus OH
Buckeye Yard
 September 1976
 Jim Hebner
Rochester NY
 December 1971
 Jim Hebner
Bellfontaine OH
November 1973
  Jim Hebner
Columbus OH
 March 1976
 Jim Hebner
Allentown PA
December 17, 1978
  
Mingo Jct OH
 October 1976
 Jim Hebner
Buckeye Yard
 May 1977
 Jim Hebner

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