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Re: (erielack) Erie Limited

Jim, the post below demonstrates that you are _remarkably_ observant . . . 

SGL
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From: James G Flynn <"jimbatt1_@_juno.com">
To: <"paultup_@_lucent.com">
Cc: <"el_railfan_@_yahoo.com">; <erielack@internexus.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie Limited


> I don't know the reason for the extra sandboxes either but have seen
> early photos of the units shortly after they went into service and they
> weren't part of the original configuration.
> Probably added at Hornell after they found a need for them. Again, if
> memory serves, it was maybe mid-fifties when they started to appear.
> It looks like the original doors with the center knobs were all replaced
> when these extra doors were all installed. The new doors had a kind of
> hand slot in them.
> Check later photos of the engines. They show up fairly plainly.
> 
> Jim Flynn
> 
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