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Re: (erielack) Erie 3 bay covered hoppers?
Con-Cor produced two 3 car sets, 2 of each lettered "EL" and one lettered
"Erie" in each set (01-950202). As Schuyler notes, they are a good
"representation". Most noticeable to me are the end ribs are not channels
as on the prototype, but single ribs. EL reporting marks on the models are
in Roman. Pictures of prototype show Gothic. The herald on the models is 2
panels from the right end, but on the real thing it is on the far right
panel.
Tony Horn
ELHS #2
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>
To: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>; <BobcatCS@aol.com>;
<erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 9:20 PM
Subject: 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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