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RE: (erielack) May Calendar Photo



> Reviewing the May picture, it appears that this PA had 
> recently been repainted.  ERIE Magazine did a story on this 
> around '58 or '59 repainting the black and yellow PA's with 
> the green tones.  They were using a new type of paint that 
> was expected to last about ten years.  I have the article 
> stored away somewhere -- can't remember the paint as I write 
> this.  However, the PA was probably repainted G/N/Y within 5 
> or 6 years.

The 852 was repainted in GMY in early 1963, so yes, that Erie two-tone paint
didn't last long...

	- Paul


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