Re: (erielack) Erie Offset Hopper Diamond Sizes

["Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>]

Matt's right.  1941.

SGL
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From: Phoebewestbound <psnow_@_nep.net>
To: Peter Reinhold <preinhol_@_unidie.com>; Erie-Lackawanna (E-mail)
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Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Erie Offset Hopper Diamond Sizes


> Pete,
>
> I memory serves I think the larger diamond was certainly a post 1941
> product. Erie steam had the yellow diamond with serif lettering prior to
the
> 1941 rebuild of the K-5/5a's where thereafter they got the sans-serif
> lettering in the diamond. Seems that it would only make sense that the
> freight equipment would follow suit since their white diamonds also
reflect
> this trend??
>
> Matt Forsyth
>

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