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RE: (erielack) Early CR Logos on EL Units

  June 20,1977 was a day I remember well, Train NY74 eastbound at Great
Notch NJ around 11:00AM stalled just west of the station. Road power was
lead by former EL 7121in a "CR" transition paint out. The diamond was
painted white no CR. The side had a white "CR" where Erie Lackawanna
name was, And road number "1891" in white where 7121 used to be. Black
number boards (all CR units received them).
 It was a spectacular stall as the F7 1891 (EL)= F7 1863 PC= F7 1797 PC=
U30-B? in CR blue came to a grinding stop. Got lots of photos! The crew
blamed the stall on poor #@#%$!^&* sanders on the %$#@$%&*(*#$@#!!!
Units.
  The pushers came from train BH-4 with SD45 PC= U--B PC= SD45 6104 RDG
(7604) in Reading paint. 

Todd (ELHS#1318)

 Oh, and 4 days later on June 24 at 12:20 pm OCS went east with CR 4022
(single unit + 4 cars) the ex-EL E-8 in Conrail blue!  

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>From: 	Bill K[SMTP:"pontiac_@_dreamscape.com"]
>Sent: 	Sunday, June 14, 1998 12:05 AM
>To: 	Glenn the Decatur Man from Iowa; "erielack_@_internexus.net"
>Subject: 	Re: (erielack) Early CR Logos on EL Units
>
>first off, the only PA's anywhere in 1976 were the D&H's...  as for the
>letters, the Conrail original type-set from Microscale includes several
>sets of "CR" letters both in the PC font and in a stenciled style (with
>gaps).
>
>I don't think any DL&W F's recived CR numbers, did any Erie ones make it
>that far?
>
>Bill's Syracuse rail page 
> 
>http://www.dreamscape.com/pontiac/rail.html
>
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>: From: Glenn the Decatur Man from Iowa <"wisconsinandiowarrco_@_yahoo.com">
>: To: "erielack_@_internexus.net"
>: Subject: (erielack) Early CR Logos on EL Units
>: Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 1:06 PM
>: 
>: 
>: Might anybody know if decals are available for the early Conrail
>: insignias used on EL units right after the merger (and before the blue
>: & white paint was applied)?  I've seen photos of former EL units with
>: the side lettering removed, re-numbered, and with the nose diamond
>: painted-over with a "CR" - that's the style I'm looking for now.
>: 
>: Furthermore, I'd like to do this in N scale perhaps using an E or F
>: unit, or a PA if Conrail used them in that scheme.
>: 
>: Ideas?
>: 
>: Glenn
>: ELHS #2655
>

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