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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
> To: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org
> Subject: (erielack) Akron freight house logo picture
> 
> 
> 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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