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Re: (erielack) Latest Diamond - Single E-units on passenger trains

Pat,

I'm not certain of the exact date but I took a photo in 1965 of I believe the 
817 at Dover NJ with the port holes removed and with the maroon stripe minus the 
yellow stripes above, below, and through the maroon band.

Rich 




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From: "pat.moore_@_att.net" <pat.moore@att.net>
To: EL Mail List <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tue, December 14, 2010 6:01:58 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Latest Diamond - Single E-units on passenger trains

Rich,

This still comes as a bit of a surprise to me.  It only seems like every 
picture of an EL through train I have seen (note: I don't have the 
Through Passenger Service books) always had more than one E-8.
The one on the cover of the Diamond was the first picture of a
single E-8 I have seen.

On another note...when were the side panels on the E units replaced,
thus removing the port holes?

- -pat moore 



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From: Richard Pennisi <eldispatcher72_@_yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sun, December 5, 2010 11:30:58 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Latest Diamond - Single E-units on passenger trains


Paul, 

I was given some slides to copy about 20 years ago from a prominent photographer 


from Kansas. In 1969 he photographed #5 and #6 in Indiana and western Ohio about 


a dozen times. More than half of the time the trains had a single E8.

Rich P




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From: Paul R. Tupaczewski <paultup_@_comcast.net>
To: EL Mail List <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Sun, December 5, 2010 8:16:35 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Latest Diamond - Single E-units on passenger trains

>The latest issue of the Diamond shows the Lake Cities on the cover with a
single E8 for 
>power. This is only the second time I've seen a photo of the train powered
by a single 
>unit. Was this a rare occurance, or just a seldom photographed occurance?

Rare occurrence. It was almost always a pair of E8s (and in rare instances,
3 units)
    
>Also, inside shows an EL business train also with a single E8 - the still
extant 833. I 
>don't recall ever seeing an EL business train with a lone E8. (Conrail was
a different 
>story) Assuming the consist is 833, Spirit of Youngstown, and business cars
3 and 300, all 
>the equipment in the pictures is still extant.

Since units on EL business trains were VERY rare. It was almost always 833
and 825 together powering the usual consist of Spirit of Youngstown, 3, and
300.

    - Paul



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