Joining forces in late 1960, the newly formed Erie-Lackawanna quickly began consolidating and organizing its fleet to handle both long-distance and commuter passenger service.

Although both roads favored EMD passenger power, the Erie had purchased a dozen PAs in 1947 (and two outwardly identical PA-2s in 1951) for service between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, but they also did yeoman service in New York-New Jersey commuter operations.

The car fleet was surprisingly diverse, and chosen from the best that both partners had available. Elderly head-end heavyweights and relatively new lightweight cars alike received the handsome new corporate colors of gray and maroon with yellow stripes. All cars were lettered for the Erie-Lackawanna until 1963 when the company changed its name to Erie Lackawanna and officially dropped the hyphen, however both lettering styles would be seen side-by-side for many years to come.

All 14 PAs also received the new corporate colors, but by 1967 were bumped into freight service, often running in A-A-A sets on piggyback and similar faster trains until traded to EMD in 1969.

A year later, EL ran its final long-distance passenger trains, but commuter service would actually continue into 1977.

Features:

• Mix and match passenger cars and locomotives for realistic consists
• Prototypically accurate window tinting and printed gaskets as appropriate on passenger cars
• Available in standard non-lighted and factory installed DC/DCC LED lighted versions
  
• Car name and/or number decals as appropriate
• Factory-installed grab irons
• Turned metal wheelsets
• Proto MAX metal knuckle couplers
• Matching Walthers Mainline ALCO PA and PA-PB locmotives available in DCC Ready and DCC w/Sound versions
• PLEASE NOTE: As these cars are the correct prototype length and feature full underbody detail to match the prototypes, a minimum 24" radius is recommended for operation