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Re: (erielack) "SDP45-2" 3667

It's certainly possible other units had stripes, but you would need to find
pix of each one either out of the factory, or as a fresh repaint.  Just as
an example the late LV units (GP38, U23B) had stripes on the plows but in
most shots they don't show through the road grime. I don't even bother with
them on the models - it didn't take long for the dirt to hide them and turn
everything pretty much grey -

Bill K.


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From: "Blue Moon Network Administrator" <root_@_net.bluemoon.net>
To: <erielack_@_railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) "SDP45-2" 3667


> On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Joshua K. Blay wrote:
>
> > Did any other units get that striping on the plow?
> >
> >                                             Joshua
> >
> >           Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/blayjk06
>
> I haven't seen any others with that design. Paul T had mentioned at one
that
> he thought possibly two or three got stripes, but that the dirt factor
(and
> maybe the big bright yellow nose visibility :) might have killed off tha
idea.
>
> Another question (after poking around for plow stripes) is if any of the
> first batch of SDP45's got plows on the pilots retrofitted? Did this ever
> affect assignments in the winter?
>
> The 3654 through 3667 had plows, but the DERECO units, 3635 to 3653 didn't
and
> I haven't seen (or don't recall seeing) any photos of those units showing
a
> plow.
>
> Henry
>
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