Catching up here, this has probably been covered in the past few days. My guess is simple economics: the windows were deemed not essential and it was more economical to cover the openings rather than replace the glass; availability of replacement windows may have been problematic also at this time. Paul B Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:04:29 -0400 From: "Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu> Subject: (erielack) April Picture Not much has been said about the April calendar picture. It's Denville with an RS leading two Boonton coaches. I have to say that the GMY paint really brought a sense of life, maybe youth, to the RS's. They looked almost brand new in that scheme. Here's a question regarding this: When William White began the repainting of EL engines, where was the work performed? I doubt it was in Hoboken. Another question about the RS's: EL or Erie blanked out the cab windows that straddled the hood. Why did they do that? One would think it would have brought more light to the cab, or was that the problem - Did it create glare? The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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