RE: (erielack) O&W F3's on the Erie

["Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>]

> I often wondered what happened to the O&W F units... I knew that very
> few were re-sold. Granted, when the O&W quit in 1957, the FTs were
> already "yesterday's news," but they (and the O&W F3s) 
> presumably still
> had a number of good operating years left.  Any guesses as to why the
> Erie or NYSW didn't pick up more of them at "fire sale" prices, since
> they were sitting in Croxton anyway?

I would assume the FT's were "old and busted" (to quote a recent popular movie). F-units wouldn't really fit in with NYS&W's operating plans, anyway. I did wonder why Erie didn't buy MORE F-units (although they were firmly in the camp of the roadswitcher by this date)

	- Paul

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