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Pacemaker Freight Service

By Brian Schmidt | February 20, 2024

A red-and-gray New York Central boxcar labeled “Pacemaker Freight Service.” — Pacemaker Freight Service was the New York Central RR’s name for its less-than-carload-lot (LCL) freight service. The railroad’s fleet of distinctive red-and-gray 40-foot boxcars, which advertised the service, were kept in captive service on home rails. J. David Ingles collection

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