RE: (erielack) Erie/EL SW9 # 237 looking for info

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net>]

Erik C wrote:

>  I am working on a model of EL SW9  #237.

There's no such unit - do you mean 437?


>  I know this is a former Erie unit, I
> would like to put a interior in the cab. So I am looking for some info as
to
> what might have been in the cabs. I model the 70's time period.
> So what type of air breaks did this unit have?    Doing research I have
> found it could be either 6bl or 26L which is it?

If you're talking about the 437, it has a 6BL brake stand (all of EL's
SW7/SW9/SW1200 diesels had 6BL brakes)


 
> I will be building the interior from scratch so what color were EL cabs on
the
> SW?

They were gray interiors.


 
> How many seats were in the cabs?

They were stock interiors, which I *think* was one seat on the engineer's
side, and two seats on the fireman's side.


 
> Dose anyone know were I might be able to locate photos of the cab interior
> of a Erie ordered SW9?

No, unfortunately - sorry :(

	- Paul, as the hurricane winds strengthen




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