This is a file of work equipment on the Erie Railroad and its subsidiaries as of July 1, 1929. This is from the booklet entitled “Summary of Equipment, 9th Edition, July 1, 1929”
WORK EQUIPMENT--ERIE R. R.
Cinder, 40,000 lbs. Wood 1
Cinder, 50,000 lbs. Wood 1
Cinder, 60,000 lbs. Wood 52
Cinder, 70,000 lbs. Wood 3
Cinder, 80,000 lbs. Wood 8
Cinder, 100,000 lbs. all Steel 1
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Total Cinder Cars Erie R. R. 66
Cabooses, 8 Wheel, Steel Frame, Steel Underframe 3
Cabooses, 8 Wheel Wood Body, Steel Underframe 391
Cabooses. 8 Wheel Wood 100
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Total Cabooses Erie R. R. 494
Work Locomotive, 0601, 045, 0622 3
Steam Wrecking Crane, 160 Tons 8 Wheels All Steel, 3
Steam Wrecking Crane, 150 Tons, 8 Wheels All Steel 2
Steam Wrecking Crane, 120 Tons, 8 Wheels, All Steel 2
Steam Wrecking Crane, 100 Tons, 8 Wheels, All Steel 3
Steam Wrecking Crane, 50 Tons, 8 Wheels, All Steel 7
Steam Wrecking Crane, 40 Tons, 8 Wheels, All Steel 1
Hand Crane 15
Rail Loading Crane, 6
Locomotive Cranes, 8 Wheels, All Steel 50
Locomotive Cranes, 4 Wheels, All Steel 11
Locomotive Crane and Pile Driver combined,
8 Wheels, All Steel 03291-03292-03296 03455 4
Pile Driver, 8 Wheels, No. 03452 and 03453, Wood. 2
Steam Shovel No. 03460, All Steel 1
Snow Flanger No. 03478-03427-03440-03489 4
Snow Plow, Rotary, No. 03476-03477, Wood, Steel
Underframe 2
Scale Test No. 03439-03441-03442, All Steel 3
Spreader Cars No. 03493 (Jordan), Wood 1
Spreader Cars, McCann Type, No. 03498, Steel
Underframe 1
Spreader Cars, Jordan Type, No. 03493 to 03495,
Steel Underframe 3
Air Dump Cars, Clark Type, No. O5472 to 05483,
All Steel 12
Air Dump Cars, Kilbourne & Jacobs, No. 05484-
05485, Steel 2
Hand Dump Cars, No. O5486 to 05493-05495-05497
to 05499
Ballast, Rodger, 100,000 lbs., All Steel 99
Ditchers, No. 02936-03080-03492, All Steel 3
Tool Cars 232
Material Supply 328
Boarding Cars, No, 04350-04352 to 04356 6
Camp Cars 535
Miscellaneous 66
Business All Steel, Electric Lights (No. 28) No. 1 2
Business Steel Underframe, All Electric Lights 7
Rider, No. 04381-83 to 85-87-89-91 to 95-97-99 12
Air Brake Instruction, Wood, Electric Lights,
No. 99 1
Track Inspection, Wood, Electric Lights, No. 03098 1
Dynamometer, Steel Underframe, Electric Lights.,
No. 03099 1
Visual Exam. 03093 1
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Total Work Equipment Erie R. R 2004
WORK EQUIPMENT--C. & E. R. R.
Cabooses, 8 Wheel, Wood 17
Steam Wrecking Crane, 50 Tons, 8 Wheel, All Steel,
No. 03244 1
Locomotive Cranes, 8 Wheels, All Steel 6
Locomotive Crane, 4 Wheels, All Steel 1
Rider, No 04382 1
Tool Car 2
Material Supply 5
Spreader Car, No. 03497 1
Camp Cars 66
Boarding Car No. 04351 1
Business, Steel U'frame, Electric Lights, No. 993 1
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Total Work Equipment C. & E. R. R 102
WORK EQUIPMENT--N. J. & N. Y. R. R.
Tool Cars 1
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Total Work Equipment N. J. & N. Y. R. R 1
WORK EQUIPMENT--N. Y. S. & W. R. R.
Cabooses, 8 Wheel, Wood 14
Hand Crane, Nos. 0273 and 0276 2
Steam Crane, 0275 1
Tool Cars 5
Camp Cars 18
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Total Work Equipment N. Y., S. & W. R. R. 42
WORK EQUIPMENT - W. B. & E. R. R.
Cabooses. 8 Wheel. Wood 2
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Total Work Equipment W. B. & E. R 2
Floating Equipment - Erie R.R.
Tugs--15
NAME TOWING CAPACITY CONSTRUCTION
Buffalo 2200 tons Wood
Nyack 3500 tons Wood
Oradell 3000 tons Wood
Rochester 3000 tons Wood
Shohola 3000 tons Wood
Paterson 2200 tons Wood
Middletown 2200 tons Wood
Binghamton 3500 tons Wood
Johnson City 3500 tons Wood
Waverly 3500 tons Steel
Nanuet 3500 tons Steel
Akron 3500 tons Steel
Cleveland 2200 tons Steel
Marion 3500 tons Steel
Chicago* 3500 tons Steel
* In service Chicago River.
Steam Lighters - 2
CARRYING CAPACITY
Sterlington 300 tons Covered-Steel
Elmira 250 tons Open-Wood
Diesel Motor Lighters - 2
Cornell 250 tons Open--Wood
Corning 250 tons Open--Wood
Ferry Boats (Side Wheel) - 1
Passaic Wood
Ferry Boats (Propellers)
Arlington Steel
Tuxedo Steel
Chautauqua Steel
Goshen Steel
Jamestown Steel
Youngstown Steel
Steam Derricks - 2
NUMBER CARRYING CAPACITY LIFTING CAPACITY CONSTRUCTION
1 450 tons 15 tons Wood
3 450 tons 15 tons Wood
Transfer Floats - 6
NUMBER CARRYING CAPACITY CONSTRUCTION
2913 17 cars Steel
3029 23 cars Steel
3724 23 cars Steel
3824 23 cars Steel
4029 23 cars Steel
4129 23 cars Steel
Station Floats--29
NUMBER CARRYING CAPACITY CONSTRUCTION
287 8 cars Wood
390 8 cars Wood
490 8 cars Wood
590 8 cars Wood
690 10 cars Wood
792 10 cars Wood
893 10 cars Wood
994 10 cars Wood
1095 10 cars Wood
1196 10 cars Wood
1297 10 cars Wood
1599 10 cars Wood
1699 10 cars Wood
1799 10 cars Wood
1901 10 cars Wood
2102 10 cars Wood
2203 10 cars Wood
2410 10 cars Wood
2510 10 cars Wood
2611 10 cars Wood
2711 10 cars Wood
2813 12 cars Wood
3013 12 cars Wood
3116 10 cars Wood
3216 10 cars Wood
3313* 8 cars Steel
3413* 8 cars Steel
3524* 8 cars Steel
3624* 8 cars Steel
* In service Chicago River.
Derrick Lighters - 55
CARRYING CAPACITY CONSTRUCTION NO. IN SERVICE
200 tons Wood 4
250 tons Wood 1
275 tons Wood 1
300 tons Wood 44
350 tons Wood 5
Deck Scows - 9
150 tons Wood 1
200 tons Wood 3
300 tons Wood 4
450 tons Wood 1
Gasoline Hoist Lighters - 12
CARRYING CAP. LIFTING CAP. CONSTRUCTION NO. IN SERVICE
500 tons 7 tons Wood 12
Covered Barges - 103
CARRYING CAPACITY CONSTRUCTION NO. IN SERVICE
150 tons Wood 1
175 tons Wood 1
200 tons Wood 21
250 tons Wood 15
300 tons Wood 53
400 tons Wood 11
Refrigerator Barges - 18
250 tons Wood 4
300 tons Wood 4
330 tons Wood 10
Miscellaneous - 1
Pump Boat 1