This box car red
89 tri-level open auto rack runs on black Barber®
roller bearing trucks. The black placard proudly displays the
Erie Lackawanna herald in white. This flat car is designated
FA Class, defined as a flat car specifically equipped with multi-level
racks or decks for the lading and transporting of set-up vehicles
is not suitable for other miscellaneous commodities. Typically,
the railroad would furnish the racks and Trailer Train Co. would
furnish the flat car. Racks of a given lot were placed on whatever
TTX cars were available. Consequently, the racks in a given
number series would be applied on cars with an assorted set
of car numbers.
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