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- ----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Horn <"horn_@_HUB.ofthe.NET">
To: NEW HAVEN U25B <"ERIE-LACKAWANNA_@_prodigy.net">
Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 6:06 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie Limited


> According to DeYoung (EL Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment),
> "In 1950 ACF built the Erie a series of lightweight headend cars at their
> plant in Berwick, Pennsylvania.  Among them were five combined mail and
> dormitory cars for the railroad's long-distance trains, numbered 622-626,
> and three baggage-mail combinations numbered 627-629." (page 25)
>
> "Built with the mail-dormitory and mail-express cars in series 622-629,
cars
> 200-221 were delivered to the Erie by ACF in 1950." (p. 27)  These were
> lightweight baggage cars for which the HO scale model is available from
> ELHS.
>
> "American" series were delivered in 1942.
> "Spirit" cars delivered in 1954.
>
> Tony Horn
> ELHS #2
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: NEW HAVEN U25B <"ERIE-LACKAWANNA_@_prodigy.net">
> To: Tony Horn <"horn_@_HUB.ofthe.NET">
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 7:55 AM
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie Limited
>
>
> > The Erie Baggage Cars are Not lightweights. They are rebuilt 70'
> > heavyweight baggage cars with smoothside body but still retain the
> original
> > heavyweight frames and trucks. NJT have a few in MOW service.
> >
> > The leased Pullman sleepers were the only Erie lightweight passenger
cars
> >
> > Jerome
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Walter,
> > > >
> > > > Let me see what I reember.
> > > >
> > > > The Erie Limited was dieselized around 1947 with F-3's painted
yellow
> > > > and black. During this period the older cars were rehabilitated with
> > > > picture windows and other items to make them look modern. The only
new
> > > > cars that the Erie acquired were the sleepers. Everything was
painted
> > > > black.
> > >
> > > THE LW SLEEPERS INCLUDED THE "AMERICAN" SERIES (6-6-4), THE
"PRESIDENT"
> > > SERIES(10-6) AND LATER THE TWO "YOUNGSTOWN" CARS.
> > >
> > > DON'T FORGET THE LW HEAD END CARS (BAGGAGE MODELS AVAILABLE FROM ELHS)
> > FROM
> > > BERWICK [BAGGAGE, BAGGAGE-MAIL, MAIL-DORM).  CARS WERE MORE A PULLMAN
> > (DARK)
> > > GREEN.
> > > >
> > > > The LifeLike Erie E8 looks great. One problem is that it has a marz
or
> > > > low head light which the Erie never had.
> > > >
> > > THE PAINTED MODEL HAS THE SOLID DOOR.  COLORS ON THE PAINTED MODEL
(ALSO
> > ON
> > > THE PA) ARE NOT VERY ACCURATE.  IF YOU GET AN UNDEC VERSION, BOTH
DOORS
> > ARE
> > > INCLUDED SO IT CAN BE BUILT W/O THE MARS LIGHT.>
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> > > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
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