RE: (erielack) F5s or are they....

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paul.tupaczewski_@_alcatel-lucent.com>]

> I pulled the "F5" identification from the George Elwood 
> sight. I did realize that "F5" is a railfan term for a phase 
> of the F3, but I guess it's just better to call them what 
> they really are - F3s. Thanks for the clarification.

Technically, internal EMD documents referred to these as "F5" units but when they were released, they kept the F3 moniker. Further evidence of this - note how the next series of F-units released were "F7", not "F5"?

So calling them "F5" units isn't really that incorrect... :)

	- Paul

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