RE: (erielack) DL&W FT Differentiation (Reprise)

[lilesj_@_squared.com]

Paul,
Thanks for the additional info.  I had forgotten (senior moment I guess) that the A-B-A
configuration used the 'short' B.  Since the area I'm modelling doesn't have a pusher district
in it, I guess I'll have to pass on getting this, unless the pushers were also used for through
freights from time to time (i.e., were they ever regeared)?

Jonathan W. Liles
ELHS # 3158
NMRA # 125464
http://railroad.jon-n-bevliles.com/Railroad_Index.html



                                                                                                                                       
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Jonathan,

Do you have the information pertaining to the FT-B units and the FT
Short B (FT-SB) units?  The Stewart Hobbies FT A-B set will have the
long B units which only applies to the two unit FT sets on the
Lackawanna.  The three unit A-B-A sets had the short B units.  Also when
the FT where first delivered to the railroad the lettering on the grey
body was light imitation gold not maroon.

I just that you may find this interesting if you don't already have it.

Paul Cappelloni
ELHS #1731

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Subject: (erielack) DL&W FT Differentiation (Reprise)


List,

Thanks for all of the great answers to my questions about the DL&W FTs.
The reason I asked was that Stewart Hobbies is releasing a DL&W FT A-B
in freight paint scheme and I wanted to find out what numbers could be
used on it.

All of the pictures I could find of the 651-654 series engines showed
the passenger (GMY) paint scheme.  I was not aware of the repaint
mandate.  Since that was in the 1956 - 1957 timeframe, would it be safe
to assume that for the 1954 timeframe that all FTs would still be in the
freight paint scheme?

The FE13-DD and FE13-D nomenclature was from the locomotive tables on
George's EL site and I wasn't sure if there would be any visible
differences between the 601-604 series and 651-654 series engines (other
than the obvious A-B-A and A-B configuration).

Since the 651-654 series were to be pushers, did they have a light on
the back of the B unit and if so, where would it be located?  Thanks
again for all of your answers.

Jonathan W. Liles
ELHS # 3158
NMRA # 125464 http://railroad.jon-n-bevliles.com/Railroad_Index.html

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