RE: (erielack) EL milk trains in the 1970s

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <"paultup_@_lucent.com">]

>Hi all
>  Has anyone ever noticed pictures of EL units with a gallon 
>milk jug on the
>short hood?  Check out page 41 of EL in color volume 3 for A 
>picture of NY 100
>at Cresco PA. to see what I mean.  Also in the same book on 
>page 67 the CNJ
>unit at Lake JCT. has one too. There is also A picture of the 
>same NY100 at
>Slateford PA. in the book Conrail volume 1 on page 32. I have 
>also seen picts.
>of the Bicentennial units with them too.  Does anyone know who 
>did this and
>why? 
> Maby this was 1) the last  of the EL milk traffic? 2) An EMD 
>option? 3) A
>good place to keep Votka and OJ cold on those long runs?  Does 
>anybody make
>these in HO scale?

I remember distinctly that Bob Bahrs chased a train with the plastic milk
jug on the hood; perhaps he knows what's going on? Bob?

	- Paul

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