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RE: (erielack) logos

I don't have the latest ORER, but the last one I have (1999) only showed five EL boxcars still running around - they were all the offset-door "Canstock"-style cars in the 69200-series - but from what I hear they all have been retired, so no more EL boxcars are running.

I still see EL gons from time to time, but many have been rebuilt, and the ones that haven't have their paint jobs quickly rusting and lettering disappearing.

I think there are still at least one or two 21500-series 2-bay 2970 cu. ft. ACF CenterFlow hoppers out there in EL paint, can anyone confirm that?

Of course, there are still quite a few of the 1974-built Greenville 70-ton hopper cars running around in EL paint, most in ballast service.

	- Paul



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Beckett [mailto:tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:21 PM
> To: Mailgroup
> Subject: Re: (erielack) logos
> 
> 
> I have not seen an EL box or gon in years. The last I 
> remember of them was 
> about 1992 or so, when Agway in Binghamton would get wheat in 
> box cars. 
> There were still a few Erie boxes remaining in this service, 
> and they would 
> show up on a regular basis. I'm sure there are still a few 
> repainted EL cars 
> out there, but I'll bet the Erie cars are long gone.
> 

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