Re: (erielack) DL&W FT Differentiation

["Bill Weibel" <weib3_@_sbcglobal.net>]

He's seen pictures of 650 class FT in passenger scheme.  ALL FTs were
delivered in Freight scheme. Pres. William White made a change in late
1956-57 to paint diesels in passenger scheme as they came due for repaints,
the Freight scheme was to be dropped as they were repainted and the RR would
operate with ONE paint scheme. These are the FT's I believe you are
referring too because about three sets made it into the Passenger scheme in
DL&W late 50's before merger. ONE set was painted in GMY AFTER the EL meger.
6041-6044 at least as I have a slide taken in 61 or 62 in sScranton of the
A-A set. (With drawbar.)  I think the cofusion comes up as some are not
aware of the policy change in paint DL&W made in late 1956 or early 1957.

Bill
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From: <Dlw1el2_@_aol.com>
To: <lilesj_@_squared.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: (erielack) DL&W FT Differentiation


> In a message dated 4/9/2003 1:07:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> lilesj_@_squared.com writes:
>
>
> JONATHAN
>
> SOME CORRECTIONS
> > List,
> > DL&W bought two sets of FTs: BATCHES WOULD BE CORRECT.
> > 601 - 604 (A-B-A in freight paint scheme) FE13-DD  FOUR SETS
> > 651 - 654 (A-B in passenger paint scheme) FE13-D  FOUR SETS
> >
> > I haven't seen any pictures of FTs pulling passenger trains. CORRECT.
Was
> > this done before the F3s were
> > bought? WAS WHAT DONE?  THE FTS CAME FIRST, AND WERE STRICTLY A FREIGHT
> > UNIT.  NO STEAM BOILERS. Also, they still had their passenger paint
scheme
> > up until the merger.  Why didn't
> > they repaint the FTs when they were put into freight service? SOME FTS
GOT
> > THE PASSENGER SCHEME, WHEN THAT CAME INTO VOGUE FOR ALL REPAINTS.
>
> ARE YOU GETTING YOUR FT AND F3s MIXED UP HERE? YOU SEEM TO BE ASKING
> QUESTIONS ABOUT F3s BUT KEEP TYPING FT?
>
> >
> > When delivered, there was a drawbar between the A and B units.  Were
these
> > replaced with
> > couplers by the 1954 timeframe? NEVER!
> >
> > Also, what's the difference between FE13-DD and FE13-D? THAT MUST BE AN
EL
> > ABBREVIATION, AND I'LL DEFER TO SOMEONE MORE EL AQUATINTED.
> >
> > Jonathan W. Liles
> > ELHS # 3158
> > NMRA # 125464
> > http://railroad.jon-n-bevliles.com/Railroad_Index.html
> >
> > BOB
> >
>
>

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