RE: (erielack) EL GP38-2's

["Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com>]

Jerome wrote:

> There allegedly were 20 each of the GP38-2's and U23B's but 
> none ever painted and lettered EL. They may have ended in the 
> CR Roster.

It's not alleged, it's fact - there are actual purchase orders for these
units (and it was only 19, not 20, U23Bs) GP38-2's were never built, and
the first few U23Bs ended up on the L&N.



>   Its not known if new EL units would have been the old GYM. 
> EL may have settles then for less expensive all Grey or 
> maroon body as LV did. Remember LV C420's were 
> Grey-Yellow-Grey similar to L&N and C628's were 
> Black-White-Black. LV also owned Ex-Monon C628's.


Nope, the painting diagram for the U23B shows full GMY paint:
http://el-list.elhts.org/archives/smlu23b.jpg


Here's Bill K's colorized version:
http://el-list.elhts.org/archives/elu23bc.gif

	- Paul


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