RE: (erielack) EL GP-7 1405

[ERIE LACKAWANNA <erie_lackawanna_@_yahoo.com>]

It  was Erie GP7 1402 that was wrecked and never rebuilt. Uncertain if wrecked under Erie or EL ownership
 
Jerome
 
 

 On Tue, 1/6/09, Fred Stratton <erief7_@_msn.com> wrote:

From: Fred Stratton <erief7_@_msn.com>
Subject: RE: (erielack) EL GP-7 1405
To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 7:33 AM

Paul,
Was this the geep that was damaged in the Dover wreck in the 1960's where
an RS was totaled? I remember being there abd I think it was of the 1400 series.

Fred Stratton 
Boonton & Greenwood Lake RR in HO Scale
Salisbury, NC 28147 
 > From: paultup_@_comcast.net> To: erielack@lists.railfan.net> Subject:
RE: (erielack) EL GP-7 1405> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:56:28 -0500> >
> While again reviewing "Erie Lackawanna Diesel Locomotives, > >
Vol. 2, Road Switchers" I noted the picture of GP-7 1405 on > > page
40. The caption notes that the photo, taken at Bath, NY > > on 2/16/72
shows the engine in local freight service.> > > > What seems to be
different on this engine is that the > > fuel/water tank no longer
occupies the full distance between > > trucks, though the torpedo tube air
reservoirs are still in > > place on the roof.> > > > My
question: Has the locomotive been modified, perhaps with > > the removal
of the water tank and substitution of a larger > > fuel tank to match
other ex-DL&W freight GP-7s? If so, has > > the steam generator
equipment (and visible short hood vents > > and exhausts) been
removed?> > Good catch! I never noticed this before. I went through my
photo collection,> and it looks like !
 it lost part of its tank around 1964. BUT! On the opposite> side of the
unit, the tank was complete. Another photo of the "affected"> side
shows clearly that there's a tank further back. I'm going to guess
that> due to a derailment, the corner of the fuel tank was damaged on the
side you> noted, and they just welded the corner off and sealed up the tank
to the> opposite corner.> > - Paul> > > The Erie Lackawanna
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