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Re: (erielack) door seals and wood panels

The great Photographer of Binghamton, JJ Young", dubbed the plywoof patched 
units "Early American F Units".

Chuck Y

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Montgomery" <etmontgomery46_@_gmail.com>
To: "Robert Stafford" <erielack1_@_yahoo.com>; "EL Mail List" 
<erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:28 AM
Subject: 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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