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(erielack) re:EL GP-35's
>
> I found this info on the Eastern Idaho GP-35: It's the former CR
3669, born
>as the EL 2563. According to Diesel Era Vol.7 No.5, it is (was) still
serving
>in patched up CR blue. There's a b/w photo of the unit on page 54, but
the
>caption is swapped with one of ex-UP 786 (also a GP-35). As this issue is
over
>a year old, I don't know if 2563 is still running. I seem to remember
seeing
>a roster somewhere showing the 2563 as the only surviving EL GP-35. Could
be
>wrong though.......
> Jon ELHS#434
Diesel Era Vol 8 No.2 reports that 3669 (ex-2563) has been painted into the
orange/black Eastern Idaho paint scheme, and is one of two units painted
with special youth-education billboard slogans. Ex-UP 793 is painted with
a D.A.R.E. (drug resistance) slogan, while ex-EL 3669 is painted with the
G.R.E.A.T. (gang resistance) message.
I have to concur that the 2563 seems to be the last (and only) operating EL
GP-35.
regards-
Kevin
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