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RE: (erielack) Fw: EL GON - Welded or riveted?

Rich, your attached photo is from a series 44200-44599, all of which were built by Pullman=Standard
in May-June 71.  It appears to be a welded car, and I am fairly sure it is.   It's depicted on EL
Diagram book page 3C-9.

What would the other series you're referring to be?

SGL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Behrendt 

> http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-04-08-09 
> 
> EL_44347_GONDOLA-52_FT_-_LANSDALE_PA.-_JAN_1980.jpg (image/jpeg, 1000x649 78979 bytes, BF: 8.22
> ppb)
> 
> The trailing email was forwarded from a modeler friend of mine, who
> questioned whether EL gondolas were riveted or welded construction...
> 
> I'm aware of seperate deliveries of gons from either Greenville or
> Pullman-Standard, but can't answer the question of whether one or both
> deliveries were welded or riveted...
> 
> Any assistance would be appreciated...
> 
> Rich Behrendt
> ELHS #384
> 
> ********************************************
> Subject: QUESTION FOR THE EXPERTS - EL GON
> 
> 
> I've been thinking of making one of these EL Gons in HO, using and old MDC
> gon which matches based on ribs/panels.
> 
> The question is, is this a WELDED gondola, which would match the model?  Or
> do you think it's riveted?
> 
> My opinion is that it's welded but whats goofy is I've found a whole bunch
> of shots of gons in this series that the EL amazingly had built with rivets
> (late in the game for that), and only one other shot where it look's like
> the gon is welded (but that shot is worse than this one).
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