Re: (erielack) ERIE PASSENGER Fs

["Michael Dye" <"luxpan_@_hotmail.com">]

The different fans was just a matter of the type used at the time. This is 
where the various "phases" comes into play. Was there a difference in the 
performance of these fan types?... Doesn't seem like it as they are pretty 
much interchangeable.


Michael Dye ELHS #1516


>From: A Samostie <"quahog_@_sprint.ca">
>To: "erielack_@_internexus.net"
>Subject: Re: (erielack) ERIE PASSENGER Fs
>Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 09:59:59 -0700
>
>Hi All.
>Another question on F units in general...
>Why did some have the high-profile roof fans (with the cylindrical
>housing rising above the roof line), while others had the more
>"streamlined" low-profile fans?  Was there any difference between the
>two other than appearance / clearance?
>
>Were the two types of fans available on all F units (F3, F7, F9), or did
>they switch exclusively to low-profile fans on later units?  Which was
>the "standard" fan?
>
>Cheers,
>Alan <"quahog_@_sprint.ca">
>
>Blue Moon Network Administrator wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 31 May 2000, MONTGOMERY| ED wrote:
> >
> > > I was wondering why the ABA passenger units the Erie purhased
> > > came with the small illuminated number boards.  I don't think that
> > > was standard for the F3s.  Perhaps they were trying to make them
> > > look like E6s. Any other ideas?
> >
> > Early F3's came standard with the small number boards and it was later 
>an
> > option, I guess for those roads which wanted to keep things 
>standardized. The
> > larger number boards became standard in mid '47. Perhaps the Erie 
>thought it
> > would be better to remain with the small number boards for inventory 
>purposes.
> >
> > The Erie also had a group of high fan freight F3's with small 
>numberboards.
> >
> > As far as I know both groups were built after the small boards became an
> > option in the F3 line, possibly delivered in late '47, I don't have the 
>exact
> > dates handy.
> >
> > Ah, George's site comes through, the 800 through 806 sets were built in 
>July of
> > '47 according to his posted data.
> >
> > Anyone know anything more about why the Erie stuck with the small boards
> > through the end of '47?
> >
> > J. Henry Priebe Jr.       Blue Moon President & Network Administrator
>
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