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



Schuyler,

	I meant the change to the larger numbers on the FA's and PA's (but
not the E8s)...

	- Paul

> 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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