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RE: (erielack) May Calendar Photo

Hello Friends of Smiley and Phoebe
   
  Schulyer is correct about the PA's being used in commuter service. I remember them in B&Y. Thought it was really cool to have that type of engine on the train instead of the usual RS.
   
  Keep Smilin'
  Len Allman
  ELHS#2205

Schuyler Larrabee <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net> wrote:
  

Ed, some time ago I bought on eBay a file folder which has the data from the process of repainting
the PAs from B&Y to TTG, They were all painted in Jersey City, as they were apparently used a good
deal in commuter service at that time. One interesting thing is that contrary to what your note
says, they were using this as a test process for comparison of different brands of paint. It's my
impression (I'll have to verify this) that they used almost as many brands of paint as there were
PAs. There are a few notes about the survival of the paint, but not a comprehensive report. It's
my intent to develop this information into a Diamond article or something similar.

SGL


> Reviewing the May picture, it appears that this PA had recently been repainted. ERIE Magazine did
a story on this
> around '58 or '59 repainting the black and yellow PA's with the green tones. They were using a
new type of paint that
> was expected to last about ten years. I have the article stored away somewhere -- can't remember
the paint as I write
> this. However, the PA was probably repainted G/N/Y within 5 or 6 years.
> 
> Ed Montgomery
> 
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