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RE: (erielack) former E-L unit ?



> Looks like the unit to the right got the same treatment... 
> black above the
> frame only.   Even though it's fresh and glossy, it looks 
> chipped or peeled
> already along the edge of the top of the hood - like it just 
> had paint thrown at it, with not much prep done beforehand.

That unit to the right, however,  is not a former EL unit...


 
> Could it be they didn't expect these to last too long so 
> painted them with
> leftover PC black instead of blue?   The number stencil is 
> odd, too; I can't
> place where I've seen them before (CNJ? freight car of some sort?).

A lot of early CR units (particularly LV and EL) received this odd block
font (looked kinda homemade to me)

	- Paul

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