RE: (erielack) Erie GP-9's 1260-5

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

I would assume the GP9's were purchased for road service (remember the PRR had tons in road service) - also note that the GP9's could couple up with all the other road numbers (F's and the like), whereas the GP7's could only MU with themselves and the RS3s due to different brake stands.

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org]On Behalf Of Paul Stumpff
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:51 PM
> To: 'erielack_@_lists.elhts.org'
> Cc: Nate S. Clark Jr. (E-mail)
> Subject: (erielack) Erie GP-9's 1260-5
> 
> 
> My friend, Nate Clark, copied me part of a discussion he was 
> in about these 
> units. I was incorrect that Erie didn't have any GP-9's and 
> relooked at my 
> references concurred with Nate that they did have 6. Some of 
> you were on 
> the conversation.
> 
> Question is: why did Erie buy these 6 units in 1956? Was it 
> to supplement 
> F-units on road freights, since steam was gone for 4 years by then?
> 
> Paul Stumpff
> 
> 
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