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Re: (erielack) EL Dash 9-44CW

Yuck! The wide stripe on the Train Master doesn't look as bad since that
is a VERY TALL CARBODY. The D9-44CW is roughly the same height, and a
wider stripe would look a little odd and/or overwhelming, IMHO. Look how
nice the standard stripe looked on U36C's (roughly the same
height/length)

Whoa brother, it was just a thought, that's why I asked! 
Thin it is.

Probably so - if you follow the buying patterns of most major railroads
in the years after EL. EL was always "spreading the wealth" in its
motive power purchases, and if history shows us anything, they might
have been disappointed with later EMD efforts (SD50 comes to mind) and
might have also been swayed by GE's lower price point/more efficient
prime movers.

Again...thanks for the insight. Just did not want to spend time on an engine that would have been out of the realm of posibility.

Allen W
ELHS 4013




- ----- Original Message ----
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com>
To: EL Mail List <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 4:26:53 PM
Subject: RE: (erielack) EL Dash 9-44CW

> The scheme I am going to use is Standard "Late' EL, with one 
> exception. I am leaning towards using the wider stripe from 
> the Trainmasters, vs. the thinner SD/GP/Hood unit stripe.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Yuck! The wide stripe on the Train Master doesn't look as bad since that
is a VERY TALL CARBODY. The D9-44CW is roughly the same height, and a
wider stripe would look a little odd and/or overwhelming, IMHO. Look how
nice the standard stripe looked on U36C's (roughly the same
height/length)


> Also I am contemplating using the "Safety First"  logo on the 
> hood similar to how  Conrail Safety schemes looked.
> 
> A subtle, one color stamp. 
> 
> Would this be a stretch for the EL and more importantly, 
> would Dash 9's have been purchased by Erie Lckawanna?


Probably so - if you follow the buying patterns of most major railroads
in the years after EL. EL was always "spreading the wealth" in its
motive power purchases, and if history shows us anything, they might
have been disappointed with later EMD efforts (SD50 comes to mind) and
might have also been swayed by GE's lower price point/more efficient
prime movers.

    - Paul

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