(erielack) Re: EL modifications to their Geep 35's

["Phoebe Westbound" <"mmjenks_@_mkl.com">]

Hello Fellows,
Last evening I was looking through a batch of EL motive power photos that
were taken by a friend in 1968. The snaps were taken in the Binghamton, NY
area in and around the station. As I thumbed through I really didn't see
anything out of the ordinary and then suddenly I spied something that I had
not seen before. Two separate photos showed EL GP 35's with what apperared
to be an "add on" shroud placed over the filter boxes just aft of the cab.
The shots show the engineer's side of # 2576 and fireman's side of # 2586.
Since both sides are visible one can assume that the mod. was made to both
sides of each unit. The tin work has the appearance of an awning in that
the slope of the metal matches that of the cab roof. The bottom of the
opening can't be seen so I don't know if the filters were extended or not
but I doubt it. My friend said that he can remember seeing the 35's soon
after delivery, and that after a spring run up the Delaware Division it was
 not unusual to see those filter (as delivered) jammed full of maple tree
seed propellers and other organic materials that were picked up along the
way. Since these shrouds open up at the bottom, it would make sense that
they would eliminate this problem. Does anyone in the group have any
insight into these modifications?? Thanks,
Matt Forsyth

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