Re: (erielack) EL FT lettering

["Tony Horn" <"horn_@_HUB.ofthe.NET">]

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From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) <"paultup_@_lucent.com">
To: Tony Horn <"horn_@_HUB.ofthe.NET">; <erielack@internexus.net>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:58 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) EL FT lettering


> Tony,
>
> This was the earliest of the "patch job" relettering variants. Those
> large "box roadname" decals were made in yellow and maroon, the former to
> put onto Erie units, the latter onto the DL&W units. These were
*temporary*
> lettering jobs, to be replaced by the standard (initially, the standard
has
> "ERIE LACKAWANNA" in yellow 7" Roman on the back carbody, but later had
just
> an EL diamond)
>
> Can't think off hand of what the B-units were decorated like, but I don't
> think they had the spelled-out roadname (nor do I think they had a
diamond -
> they might just have been black!)

The pictures seem to show a diamond on the "B" unit, but can't tell if they
are the old Erie diamond or have been covered by the new "E-L" diamond.  Pix
of other FTs just show the old Erie diamonds (front and side of "A" units)
with the new diamond over the old.

Tony


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