Re: (erielack) Erie 3 bay covered hoppers?

["Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>]

Didn't the tooling for those Con Cor cars originate as AHM cars?  I've seen
them at shows and passed them up because it seems as though thats where this
and 2 or 3 other freight cars they sold as kits, came from.

Bill K.


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "William Horn" <tonyhorn_@_earthlink.net>
To: "Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>; "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)"
<paultup_@_lucent.com>; <BobcatCS@aol.com>; <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 8:51 AM
Subject: 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
>

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