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Re: (erielack) door seals and wood panels
I had heard about this when I was living in the Toledo, Ohio area in the
mid 70s. After the CR take over, shopmen at Stanley Yard discovered the
plywood while working on ex EL F units. Marine plywood probably had a
longer life than the sheet metal.
Ed Montgomery
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Robert Stafford <erielack1_@_yahoo.com>wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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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