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RE: (erielack) Erie 2999
Are u any releatio to Joe Foley - the DL&W side conductor who held down
the Cortland local job in the 1960s out of Binghamton? I used to work with
him.
Regards,
Walter Smith
>From: The Foleys <dafoleze_@_comcast.net>
>Reply-To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
>To: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org
>Subject: (erielack) Erie 2999
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:58:39 -0400
>
>I was very unhappy to hear of this car's demise as I had almost finished
>kitbashing a Branchline coach kit into a model of 2999. I had hoped to get
>to Jersey at some point to confirm some details that were hard to validate
>with the pictures, diagrams and information I had, such as the size and
>appearance of the roof hatch (most of the hatches on other Erie
>heavyweights seem about four-feet square while this one seems larger and I
>sized it as such), and the underbody layout on the aisle side.
>
>I am thankful to Brian for taking and posting the pictures, especially of
>that elusive aisle side - I guessed pretty well at the layout but have some
>minor tweaks to make. At least for me - a little bit of the spirit of this
>unusual car will remain.
>
>Thanks for the heads up Al; I guess I'll have to spend my future visits to
>Jersey on other pursuits...
>
>Pat Foley
>
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