ROLLING STOCK
Compiled by the
Lackawanna Terminal Technical & Historical Society
Paul Tupaczewski, President
Unless otherwise specified, all equipment was painted and lettered by
Joe Kopin of Kopin Kar Shops
CABOOSES:
The LT relies primarily on a fleet of extended vision cabooses. The fleet is a mixture of former Reading hacks, and some home built cabooses built at the LT's Scranton Shops. The cabooses are in the 400-419 series.
They wear two schemes. Initially, the cabooses built in the Scranton shops wore the same maroon/yellow/gray scheme as the diesel fleet. With the purchase of three ex-Reading hacks, the shop forces painted the cabooses in the new "simplified scheme" eliminating the gray stripe from the center of the carbody.
BOXCARS:
50' double-door outside braced "Railbox" style cars. These cars are dedicated cars for on-line customers, most particularly for lumber service.
50' single door "Railbox" style cars. Used in general revenue service for all on-line LT customers. Another photo of a Railbox boxcar restenciled LT 43102. This picture was taken from "the grassy slope" just west of Corning, NY as the car is on it's way to the Stradivarius Steel Company in Corning.
COVERED HOPPERS:
Three bay Pullman Standard 4750 cu. ft. cars, primarily used for hauling bulk chemicals to the National Chemical and Refining complex in Depew, NY as well the many industries in the Buffalo and Corning areas.
Four bay cylindrical cars, dedicated to grain service for the farms in abundance in Western New York State.
GONDOLAS:
Thrall built gondolas, dedicated to Stradivarius Steel service.
HOPPERS:
100 ton capacity hoppers, purchased from Conrail and pooled from a fleet of former EL, PC, and RDG cars. Used for coal hauling service.
OTHER:
Mounted on various TTX flat cars, these racks (50 total) help drive the LT's heavy automobile freight traffic.
