> I was looking over the posted photo of the Lifelike RS-2 > painted as EL 911 in GMY. The model represents the air cooled > turbo with it's length wise stack. In reviewing photos I > found several units including the 911, that had been > repainted in GMY and maintained the air cooled stack. The > water cooled turbo upgrades had started back in the mid > 1950's? I found it interesting that the EL was repainting > these units into GMY but not upgrading the troublesome air > cooled turbo. Does anyone know why these units retained the > old air cooled turbo so late? Good question! I can only assume they just never got around to it. The 911 was eventually converted sometime circa 1966-1967, however. The railroad's finances might have had something to do with that, too - Paul ------------------------------
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