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Re: (erielack) EL Dash 9-44CW

Here's an attempt at a modern loco in Train Sim.

http://www.or4c.com/pix/ELacPreview.jpg

I'm not satisfied, I need a different model with better details.

Mike Spinelli
Erie/EL "V Scale" Modeler

Quoting Allen Wahlstrom <allen.wahlstrom_@_yahoo.com>:

> 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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