Re: (erielack) RE: [ErieLackawannaRR] Digest Number 141

["Bill Weibel" <weib3_@_i1.net>]

Looks kie he's in good shape Paul, He's got a Black 424( not yet repainte
d),
a GMY 424 (as repainted with yellow lettering) and a 425 GMY w/ maroon
lettering (as delivered). He can put them together for a pic right around
the time the last 425's came online with not all the 424's done yet per P
res
 White's decree=0D
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From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)=0D
Date: Thursday, December 20, 2001 07:23:25=0D
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Unfortunately, there was never a time when all three co-existed. The=0D
black/yellow units were repainted pretty quickly into gray/maroon/yellow=0D
after William White's decree in 1964, and most got repainted right into t
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GMY scheme with the yellow Gothic lettering within the band...=0D
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> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 03:22:27 +0000=0D
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> Hi all, My name is Tom Morgan and I am from Scranton PA. =0D
> I was a fan of the EL (living here you had to be), and =0D
> escpecially the C434/425's. My question is I know the =0D
> 424's were delivered in the black paint, and the 425's =0D
> were delivered in the grey paint with the maroon ERIE- =0D
> LACKAWANNA above the maroon band on the hood, and both =0D
> groups were repainted/relettered to the yellow letters =0D
> in the maroon band, was there a time when all three of =0D
> the paint schemes appeared on these Alcos?=0D
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> I am a model railroader as well as a railfan and have =0D
> the 2412 in the black paint, the 2451 in the grey paint =0D
> with maroon lettering, and the 2301 in the grey paint =0D
> with yellow lettering, could they have run together that =0D
> way? Thanks, Tom. =0D
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