RE: (erielack) Life-Like Erie PA's in black/yellow

["Gripp, William [NCS]" <"WGRIPP_@_NCSUS.JNJ.COM">]

When I placed my order (for a pair of ERIE B&Y PAs and some NYO&W FTs)
the clerk, who admitted to being a SPF commented how nice the ERIEs
looked.  Now if a PRR bigot can admit that they must be nice! =B^)

> I couldn't agree with you more.  The paint / letting and designs are
> all
> right on.  I like both the black / yellow and the two tone green and
> would
> have to give a slight preference to the green scheme.   The both locos
> run
> well, although I don't think they run quite as well as the E8's.  I
> see
> Life-Like announced an EL scheme for September delivery ( with a
> surprising
> duplication of #857, which will make it hard to run a early merger
> lashup
> of the EL and Erie black schemes together!).  I'll have to get my
> order for
> the GYM EL's in soon.
> 
> Life-Like's done an excellent job again and encourage everyone with an
> 
> interest in Erie passenger units to consider a purchse.  
> 
> How about a DLW Trainmaster, or better yet an EL SDP45 or an SD45-2 in
> the
> near future?  Unfortuneatly, the potential market for these units
> (except
> possibly the Trainmaster) will be somewhat small and may not justify a
> production run for them due to the extremely limited acceptance by the
> prototype when the units were introduced.
> 
> -Chris Thurner
> ----------
> > From: Paul R. Tupaczewski <"paultup_@_interactive.net">
> > To: "erielack_@_internexus.net"
> > Subject: (erielack) Life-Like Erie PA's in black/yellow
> > Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 9:52 PM
> > 
> > Yup, they're out - numbered 853 and 857 - and they are SHARP! I
> managed
> to
> > see and hold one that a friend of mine got - paint jobs are
> laser-sharp,
> > lettering is darn near perfect (including the nose logo - way to go,
> > Life-Like!). These are incredible looking units. I think I actually
> prefer
> > these over the two-tone green! Check 'em out, everyone!
> > 
> >     - Paul
> >

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