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Re: (erielack) Diesel Cab Units - Interior Colors
I've only been in a couple of E unit cabs, but I seem to recall the control
stand being "apple green", which was a pale green.
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- ----- Original Message -----
From: "A Samostie" <quahog_@_sprint.ca>
To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 2:02 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Diesel Cab Units - Interior Colors
> Dear David,
>
> Interesting question. I can't comment on the specifics of DL&W / Erie /
> EL cab interiors, but in general...
>
> All of the Alco RS units I've been in have had "battleship grey"
> interiors... seats are usually black or brown naugahyde. A few of the
> valves and fixtures are painted red, but the rest is pretty much grey.
> The floorboards are usually just natural wood -- blackened with grease
> and oil.
>
> All of the EMD E and F unit cabs I've been in were, as you mentioned, a
> buff or cream yellow color. There are a couple of black and white cab
> interior shots in John Boehner's "Train 57 + two great employees" which
> appeared in the last issue of The Diamond (v. 15 no. 2, p. 18).
>
> Hope you get some responses from people who remember the actual EL
> units.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan <quahog_@_sprint.ca>
>
> davidwise wrote:
> >
> > Erie/EL/DL&W Modelers:
> >
> > More and more current scale model offerings include interiors and crew
> > members for diesel units. However, with few exceptions, most interiors
seem
> > to be molded in black plastic.
> >
> > In the past, this list has contained discussions and opinions on
"exterior"
> > colors, but I don't remember seeing anything on "interior" colors.
> >
> > -Did builders like ALCO, EMD, GE and others have a "standard" color that
> > they painted the interiors of their cabs? ( I seem
> > to recall that, at least in later years, EMD was partial to "buff" -
which
> > was a light tan color.)
> > -Were cab interiors painted multiple colors - or, where they pretty much
> > monochromatic?
> > -Did interior colors change over the years.( Life seemed to be pretty
much
> > "industrial gray" long ago.)
> >
> > Any help anyone can offer would be appreciated.
> >
> > Regards
> > D.Wise
>
>
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