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Re: (erielack) door seals and wood panels
Jimmy Rathford, the Scranton Diesel Shop Foreman told me that the side panels on the F units where rusting out and had holes in them. To fix the problem the shop took 1/4" marine plywood, painted them gray and installed them to replace the rotted out side panels.
Bob Stafford
Marysville, WA
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From: Janet & Randy Brown <jananran_@_mymailstation.com>
To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 2:41 PM
Subject: Re:(erielack) door seals and wood panels
Many, if not most, cab-unit side panels were of a product which used plywood with sheet metal bonded to one or both sides. "Plymtl" was one brand name. If a replacement panel were chosen with only one side metal sheathed, and they put the metal side inside, the result would be as you see.
Randy Brown
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A couple photos piqued my curiosity.
The photo of 7114 at Binghamton NY dated 8-74 also interested me, as I have a photo of that unit at Meadville in the summer of 76. Was 7114 the only unit to get a plywood side panel replacement, or did other units get the same treatment? (In my photo there is almost no paint left on the wood.) The wear pattern on the steps is really interesting, as it allows you to see that these units were painted yellow first, then masked for the gray and maroon.
Thanks for sharing these!
Joe Mayer
ELHS 702
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