NOTE: This message had contained at least one image attachment. To view or download the image(s), click on or cut and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-04-09-09 44196_Altoona_PA-10-5-89_-_Berger_coll.jpg (image/jpeg, 900x383 54628 bytes, BF: 6.31 ppb) 44175_Bulders_photo-6-71_-_Threlfall_coll_B032-61.jpg (image/jpeg, 1024x558 167656 bytes, BF: 3.41 ppb) 44200_Builders_photo-6-29-71_-_Michael_Gruber_coll.jpg (image/jpeg, 1200x423 87212 bytes, BF: 5.82 ppb) > type of cars rec'd in earlier orders from Greenville and > P-S, which were exactly the same > except for = the earlier orders, first from Greenville, had > end bulkheads and WERE > riveted, and the 2nd, from P-S, had end bulkheads and were > WELDED. That is probably > where you're seeing the difference. It looks like all the > P-S built gons were welded. But in > many photos, the shot-welding "nubs" almost look like small > rivets. The car has to have > that "dusted" look to best see the rivets (or weld marks), > which makes it a challenge. > By the way, the 43700-43799 were Greenville b/h gons, the > 44100-44199 were P-S b/h > cars, and per above all the 44200 and up were P-S built w/o > b/h's..." Here are some photos of the P-S 44100- and 44200-series cars. 44175 and 44200 are builder's photos, and 44196 is a weathered car. It seems that you can see the "nubs" in the clean car photos better than the dirty one! - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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