RE: (erielack) DL&W covered hoppers

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_optonline.net>]

Paul B. asked:

> I thought you indicated the Greenvilles were originally gray, 
> and that's what was showing through the EL black. I take it 
> the Dunmores were originally black.

Dunmores were all black with white lettering. The Greenville 3-bay cars were
originally (and always) gray, as were the single-bay Airslides.

What EL black car are you referring to? (page #?)


 
> > Paul B. wrote:
> >
> >
> > >The only other ex-Erie CH's I'm aware of are 3 groups of 
> 70 ton 2-bay,
> and
> > I assume they were gray. Some of those PS-2 clones were 
> repainted in black
> > for
> > >EL; there's one in the Color Guide that appears to have 
> the original gray
> > showing through.
> >
> >
> > All three of the 2-bay cars were painted BLACK (see builder's photo
> > attached). The one in the color guide is a VERY heavily 
> weathered black
> > (note the lettering is WHITE, which you wouldn't see on a gray car)
> >
> > -Paul
> >
> 
> 


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