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Re: (erielack) Erie 3 bay covered hoppers?
Paul's right, Con Cor makes a representation of this car. Notice I didn't
say "model." Now, that's my opinion, but of all the existing car models out
there, this is my No 1 candidate for somebody to please do a new version of
this car so as to provide the hobby with a real model. Atlas, are you
listening? Please?
SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) <paultup_@_lucent.com>
To: <BobcatCS_@_aol.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Erie 3 bay covered hoppers?
> > Over the weekend, I found some Champ decals for an Erie 3 bay
> > covered hopper.
> > Was there such an animal, and if so, is there an HO version
> > that would make
> > a reasonable facsimile? I don't think the PS2 is right as it
> > wasn't built
> > until the sixties. How about the Athearn 3 bay covered
> > hopper? Others?
>
>
> Sure did! Here are some shots from George Elwood's site:
>
> http://gelwood.railfan.net/frt/erie21888.jpg
> http://gelwood.railfan.net/frt/erie21800b.jpg
>
> The Erie had 100 of these cars constructed by Greenville Car in 1957.
> Con-Cor makes a model of this car (or one that's AWFULLY close) in HO
> scale...
> These cars lasted well into Conrail (heck, as a kid I remember seeing them
> parked at Drew Chemical in Boonton, NJ on CR!))
>
> - Paul
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