N&W Fs

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Larry:

Thanks!  I actually have a GP9 and a couple GP20's sitting around. They are
presently lettered for the Burlington but I am sure I could paint them for
the C&O or - in the GP9's case I imagine even the N&W? Or did the N&W not
pick up any GP's that early?

Bob Welsh

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> Bob
>
> The F units were orginally produced starting in 1939 and then delayed
> until after WWII.  Some of them are still operating today.  The
> Virginian never had an F units, having opted for Fairbanks Morse
> products and a lone GE 44-tonner.  C&O on the other hand had a lot of
> them.  They were numbered in the 7000 series and operated system wide.
>  For you railroad you could even have GPs as C&O also had those as 1954
> was when they really began in service
>
> Larry Smith
>
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