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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by KG1960</i> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> [quote]QUOTE: Railroading_Brit: Erie-Built (in my parallel universe, one was rescued as a bare shell and rebuilt to F59PH specifications). I may well buy a couple of the Katos when they become available over here as the preserved bilevel coaches have a different window pattern to the Walthers models [/quote] <br />The FP-40's and F59's didn't arrive on the scene until sometime after Metra took over, so there never were any of these with the CNW painted bi-levels (although there might have been some cars not yet repainted to Metra with a F-40).. The Erie-Built may not be as far out of place as you might think, but for the most part, CNW ran E8's and F7's on the commuter lines. The different window patterns were mixed on the same train and continued for a while into the Metra era. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Certainly, the only locos I've seen with these cars were F40PH and E-units. I meant that the alternate history I've come up with to justify the Erie-Built (which didn't have head end power in real life) is that the museum rebuilt it internally with the power unit and HEP capabilities of an F59PH - not too unlikely, apparently the NYC rebuilt some Eries with EMD powerplants. I just wish someone would make one of the "Club car" variants of the bilevels now - Walthers have ignored it despite having a good car structure that they could tool new sides for.
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