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Re: (erielack) Former EL Gon At Steamtown (FY08-056)

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Folks,

Thanks to Patrick and his report, I was able to model this gon using a P2K 
undec gon and Champ decals as a close stand-in.  The link shows my result.

Bill Botkin

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From: <Pat_McKnight_@_nps.gov>
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Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:04 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Former EL Gon At Steamtown (FY08-056)


> This gondola was acquired from Conrail by Steamtown in 1993.  It is
> actually a DL&W gon (#68528) built by ACF in 1951.  I wrote a short report
> on it and can send copies to anyone interested.
>
> Patrick McKnight
> Historian/Archivist
> Steamtown NHS
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> Former EL Gon At Steamtown
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> OK, I guess that I'll have to admit to ignorance, but why does this gon
> still have (apparently) friction bearing trucks? Judging from the 
> stencils,
> these are the trucks that it operated with and IIRC, trucks that have been
> converted generally have the doors removed. 'Course, there's no telling
> when it arrived at Steamtown...
>
> Michael> From: paultup_@_comcast.net> To: erielack@lists.elhts.org> Subject:
> RE: (erielack) Former EL Gon At Steamtown> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 17:45:08
> -0500> > Yep, that's an ex-Erie Greenville gon - a.k.a. the Proto 2000 kit
> :)> > - Paul> > Probably nothing new or that interesting, but thought I'd 
>  >
>> share just in case. I took these on December 21, 2007. Ex Erie, yes?> > >
>> Joshua
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