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Fw: (erielack) Re:RED NUMBERBOARDS

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "David J. Monte Verde" <dmvgvt_@_earthlink.net>
To: "Richard Young" <ryoungceo_@_yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Re:RED NUMBERBOARDS


> I have a DL&W headlight from Pacific 1140, that I purchased in Scranton
with
> a red number board and brass numerials.   Regards David MV
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Young" <ryoungceo_@_yahoo.com>
> To: <NJNYRR_@_aol.com>; <ERIELACK@lists.railfan.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 5:54 PM
> Subject: (erielack) Re:RED NUMBERBOARDS
>
>
> > Engineers/engine crews that had perticular engine
> > assigned to them for regular duty , that maintained (
> > especially clean , lubed , ect..) their locomotives
> > above just dropping it off at the engine house after
> > assignments, were awarded ( I don't know how they were
> > voted on) to paint their Locomotives with red on the
> > number boards as a symbol of their efforts. Also
> > Lcomotives that were used for special events or VIP's
> > had them painted for the service.
> >
> > This was mostly an east coast thing as few engines
> > were regularly assigned to any engineer on the west
> > end as most road freights went across two or more sub
> > divisions or crew change points. Marion was the main
> > shops and locomotives would run to Hammond,In. and
> > then From Hammond a locomotive would go through back
> > to Marion , OH. with crew changes in Huntington , IN.
> > So all major work was performed in Marion with only
> > running repairs and general service maintenence done
> > at Hammond, In. Were as the commuter service engines
> > and freight runs would have the same engine and crew
> > outbound and inbound on a regular basis.
> >
> > The only shots I've seen in Chicago/Hammond area with
> > red numberboards were of the same Consols ( 2) a mike
> > , and a 2-10-2 used in the transfer runs and one day
> > local service runs.
> >
> > Rich Youngq
> >
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