RE: (erielack) Erie and EL Sleeper from Rapido Trains

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net>]

> On another note, I have a picture of an EL F3 6214 (no, its 
> not my picture, I downloaded it from the wonderful collection 
> of EL pictures that have been posted) and the unit is in the 
> black yellow scheme, which I though was only for Erie units 
> and a quick way to make them EL with a few lettering and logo 
> changes.  However, this unit as the red light mounted on the 
> door in the nose of the unit, which I thought was Lackawanna 
> only.  So was this a Lackawanna unit that repainted, or am I 
> completely confused?
> 
> Bruce Alcock
> OK N-Rail



Bruce,

It's a former DL&W unit, DL&W 621-C to be exact (yes, as odd as it may seem,
GMY-painted DL&W units did get repainted in EL B/Y, and then often
re-repainted into EL GMY - go figure!)

	- Paul


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