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RE: (erielack) Cool Whip Reefers

Watch y'sef, sonny.

Yeah, yeah, it was EL, my error.  Sorry.

SGL 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) [mailto:paultup_@_lucent.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 9:18 AM
> To: 'Schuyler Larrabee'; 'George Tomczyk'; erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Cool Whip Reefers
> 
> SGL wrote:
> 
> > Fontier part of NYS, on the EL, and the ERIE bought the 5000 series 
> > orange mechanical reefers to service this shipper.
> 
> Ummm, not exactly. The *EL* (not ERIE) purchased the 
> 5000-series orange reefers from Pacific Car & Foundry in two 
> batches - first batch (5000-5019) were purchased in March of 
> 1966, and the second batch (5020-5039) were purchased in 
> December of 1967. The former batch was distinguishable for 
> haing the EL logo on a large steel placard affixed to the car 
> ribs, while the latter series had the EL logo simply painted 
> on the carbody over the ribs.
> 
> Erie. BAH! :)
> 
> 	- Paul
> 

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