> Looks like the unit to the right got the same treatment... > black above the > frame only. Even though it's fresh and glossy, it looks > chipped or peeled > already along the edge of the top of the hood - like it just > had paint thrown at it, with not much prep done beforehand. That unit to the right, however, is not a former EL unit... > Could it be they didn't expect these to last too long so > painted them with > leftover PC black instead of blue? The number stencil is > odd, too; I can't > place where I've seen them before (CNJ? freight car of some sort?). A lot of early CR units (particularly LV and EL) received this odd block font (looked kinda homemade to me) - Paul ------------------------------
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