Conrail Caboose Photo Archive
The N-7E

ex Erie/Erie Lackawanna Class



N-7E 21150-21169
The last new caboose the EL built was the N-7E . They were built in 1969 by the International Car Company. Originally numbered were C351-C370. These cars are similar in overall configuration to the earlier N-7D's, but have a more modern appearance with welded sides and a less pronounced bay window bulge

Two of the N-7E's were converted to CR flangers: Nos. 64725 and 64726. They were painted light grey and all side windows, except the bay, were plated over.

In 1984, all twenty N7E's were offered for sale by CR at $3,900 each with no cost Conrail delivery.


 

#

 LOCATION

DATE

PHOTO BY
21150  Rochester NY
became Metro North Commuter Railroad flanger No. 042.		    Jim Hebner
   ?????  Metro North Commuter Railroad flanger No. 034    
21153  Bridge One
Cleveland OH		    George Elwood
21153  Strasburg PA  1986.  Ray Molesworth
   21153   Amherst IN    Bill Banaszak
   21153  unknown    collection of
Chip Syme
   21153  Pocopson PA  Sept 27, 1997  Chip Syme
   21153   Pocopson PA May 15, 2004   
 21154  Denholm PA
on an eastbound freight		 January 1978   John Sieber
21156  Berea OH    George Elwood
21157  Buckeye Yard
Columbus OH		  July 1980  Jim Hebner
21158  Cleveland OH
Bridge One		  July 1984  George Elwood


1996


2003

 21158

Retired 1988 - first ( after sold by CR) in Union Bridge, MD when RNTX Corporation was founded there in 90. 

The car was moved to Denver in '93 and is still located on the "Circus Track" off of the BNSF along I-25.

shown in Denver CO for sale, in good overall condition

sold to the Lamy Railway Museum in Lamy, NM December of 2003. It was transported to the museum in January of 2004 by highway. It is currently on the museum property.

  Brett Hall  
 21160 Arlington VA  March 1979  Dick Leonhardt
 



  21165 

 preserved

privately owned

Port Washington NY

for sale 2005 on eBay-

looks to be in good shape

 summer 2005  
21167  Bridge One
Cleveland OH		    George Elwood
   

 CR # 21167 (ex-EL-# C359) is now owned by the Providence & Worcester Railfan Club, Inc. it was acquired from the (P&W) Providence & Worcester RR
(ex-P&W # 5002, nee-# 2117).
Painted in a P&W inspired livery with the purposed number # 41976
(month and year club was founded). It resides on Main st. in Webster, Ma on the site of the former Webster station (long torn down years ago) and is placed on a club built trackbed right next to the P&W's Norwich Line from Worcester,Ma to Plainfield,Ct.
 Dave Jodoin
C356  EL C356 did not join Conrail-
it was donated to
EL Historical Society
stored at Morristown NJ		  March 1, 1997  Jeff Lubchansky

 

N-7E class renumbering
 Conrail #  EL # .  Conrail #  EL # .  Conrail #  EL #
 21150*  C351 .  21157  C354 .  21164*  C365
 21151  C352 .  21158*  C363 .  21165  C368
 21152 ??  ??  .  21159  C353 .  21166  C358
 21153*  C366 .  21160*  C361 .  21167  C359
 21154  C360 .  21161*  C362 .  21168 C357
 21155*  C367 .  21162*  C364 .  21169  C369
21156 C370 .  21163  C355 . . .

?? Was 21152 planned for C356?

*Preserved N7E cabooses

21150 / EL C351 Prestonburg KY Kathy Friend office, West Station, 41668
21153 / EL C366 Pocopson PA Ace Hardware, Rt 926 with other cabooses
21153 / EL C366 Landisville PA , Landisville Railroad office (this is current I think)
21158 / EL C363 Union Bridge MD as RNTX on the Maryland Midland Railway
21158 / EL C363 used to be in Denver CO behind Calahan Construction Company, 95 Rio Grande Blvd Denver 80223.
21160 / EL C361 Dearborn MI N-7E at L. A. Martin Co., 14400 Hern, 48126
21162 / EL C364 Charleston WV at Amherst Industries, east side of town
21164 / EL C365 Bethel Park PA Bethel Junction Restaurant, 5981 Baptist
21165
EL C356 stored at Morristown NJ - did not join Conrail- donated to EL Historical Society

 

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