NOTE: This message had contained at least one image attachment. To view or download the image(s), click on or cut and paste the following URL into your web browser: http://lists.railfan.net/listthumb.cgi?erielack-04-08-09 EL_44347_GONDOLA-52_FT_-_LANSDALE_PA.-_JAN_1980.jpg (image/jpeg, 1000x649 78979 bytes, BF: 8.22 ppb) The trailing email was forwarded from a modeler friend of mine, who questioned whether EL gondolas were riveted or welded construction... I'm aware of seperate deliveries of gons from either Greenville or Pullman-Standard, but can't answer the question of whether one or both deliveries were welded or riveted... Any assistance would be appreciated... Rich Behrendt ELHS #384 ******************************************** Subject: QUESTION FOR THE EXPERTS - EL GON I've been thinking of making one of these EL Gons in HO, using and old MDC gon which matches based on ribs/panels. The question is, is this a WELDED gondola, which would match the model? Or do you think it's riveted? My opinion is that it's welded but whats goofy is I've found a whole bunch of shots of gons in this series that the EL amazingly had built with rivets (late in the game for that), and only one other shot where it look's like the gon is welded (but that shot is worse than this one). ____________________________________________________________ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.48/2048 - Release Date: 04/07/09 17:53:00 The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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