Re: (erielack) A, B, C, D

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

Swell, I concede the point and now you tell me I was right after all!  But
now I don't seem to find the photos to back up my own assertion.  What did
you find, anything on-line, or published?

SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) <paultup_@_lucent.com>
To: 'Schuyler G Larrabee' <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>; Erie Lackawanna List
<erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 8:16 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) A, B, C, D


> > OK, I have to concede another point.  The changeover from
> > three-digit+letter, to four-digit numbers on ERIE cab units
> > apparently
> > three-digit+was a
> > merger-related move occurring in the late '50s.
>
> Yep, this change actually started in the mid-1950s, so you were correct
> about the "way before 1960" comment. Personally, it seemed better balanced
> with the larger roadnumber than on the as-delivered units. Were the E8s
ever
> modified before the merger?
>
> - Paul

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