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Re: E8 vs PA [was (erielack) May calendar photo]

If the E's were so sensitive why did they outlive the PA's?
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  From: Janet & Randy Brown<mailto:jananran_@_mymailstation.com> 
  To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net<mailto:erielack@lists.railfan.net> 
  Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 5:01 PM
  Subject: E8 vs PA [was (erielack) May calendar photo]


  I know that Erie tried single PAs on the Northern, but I don't know how long that lasted.  Turning them at Nyack or Sparkill must have been a task.  Pictures abound of single PAs on mainline trains going as far as at least Binghamton, and twin PAs appeared on fan trips -- where their presence indicated a certain surplus of units.

  I have always regarded E units as elegant (like overgrown Cadillacs) but sensitive, while PAs were rugged (like steam locomotives) and able to absorb punishment.

  Randy Brown
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  Randy
   
  For the most part, the PA's ran single on the  
  Cleveland-Youngstown-Pittsburgh service and on former Erie territory commuter  lines in New Jersey/New York.
   
  In the 60's they were intermingled with the E8s, mostly on Train #7 and  #8.   Due to their faster loading qualities, they were usually assigned as  the  lead unit if possible.  In the event that other trains required a third  unit due  to size, a PA was coupled ahead many times.  .The Erie's PA's were quite reliable.  The  EL  assigned a single PA to M&E trains # 11 and # 12 most of the time.
   
  SMT



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