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RE: (erielack) A, B, C, D
- Subject: RE: (erielack) A, B, C, D
- From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:40:14 -0500
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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