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RE: (erielack) Picture help
> As others have noted, the E8s could, indeed, MU from the
> front, through the MU connector mounted at about 4:30 from
> the headlight. I seem to remember reading just recently that
> this wasn't installed on the DL&W units until after the
> merger. The shot is clearly a post-merger shot.
>
> SGL
This is correct; the MU was added to the DL&W units immediately after
merger. The DL&W traditionally only ran the E's back-to-back; the Erie
seemed to enjoy mixing up things a bit, hence their earlier use of the nose
MU.
- Paul
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