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RE: (erielack) Akron freight house logo picture
The simple "E" in the diamond appears in some other places. I know there's more, but the only one
that comes to mind right now is the markings on lanterns. And marker lamps.
SGL
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> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of Philip Albano
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 12:48 PM
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> Subject: (erielack) Akron freight house logo picture
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>
> Henry and list,
>
> The solid E within the diamond on the Akron freight house is
> intriguing in how it foreshadows the development of the
> modern EL diamond with the separated elements of the E and L.
> IIRC, this station was built around 1949 (or was that just
> the passenger station?). The Erie would have had to approve
> the blueprints for it, thus making one wonder if the Erie was
> thinking about changing from spelling out ERIE to a simple,
> solid E? Think about how a solid E within a diamond would
> have looked on say a Berkshire tender. Almost too modern for
> that era. Or is the Akron station logo an anomaly that
> somehow slipped in? The Corning, NY station was built during
> the same timeframe but had no solid E, just modern metal
> letters spelling out "ERIE" above the entrance. The only
> other evidence I can find of a solid E within the diamond is
> on page 119 of EL Color Guide to Freight and Passenger
> equipment by Larry DeYoung. Ballast hopper EL 424302 has a
> solid E - was this just a paint shop mistake?!
> If so , there was more than one as I vaguely remember
> seeing these ballast hoppers and thinking the solid E looked odd.
>
> Phil Albano
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