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RE: FW: (erielack) More EL hopper photos...

Actually, truth be told, I've noticed that the number of EL hoppers left
in their original paint FAR outnumber any of the predecessor cars - and
you'll notice that you tend to see more of them in groups. Perhaps since
most are used in ballast service? Maybe there's no need to repaint
non-revenue cars?

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net] On Behalf Of ELRRco@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 10:41 PM
> To: STEVEZ10_@_aol.com; paultup@optonline.net; 
> erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: FW: (erielack) More EL hopper photos...
> 
> 
> Well, depending upon where on the Conrail system you were 
> (i.e Pennsylvania) 
> you could see a lot of untouched PC and Reading hoppers 
> rolling around. During 
> one trip, at the Harrisburg station, a train of empty hoppers 
> led by a brace 
> of SD50s blew past with about 1/3 of the cars bearing 
> reporting marks of those 
> railroads.
> 
> But for the required EL content, during the same trip I found 
> CR #4022 alone 
> at the head end of a short OCS that was made up for the 
> previous day's open 
> house at Enola Yard. It was the first time I had seen her 
> with the HEP 
> receptacles in the pilot and ditch lights. The yard crew 
> happily uncoupled the GP10 
> that hostled the train into place to let me get a good shot 
> of the nose.
> 
> It was a fortuitous event, because I hadn't known about the 
> open house, nor 
> did I expect the train just to show up right when I 
> arrived--I think President 
> Maxwell was smiling down on me that day!
> 
> In all truth, I have never seen a nicer locomotive. 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Phil Bell
> 

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