SD40-2's # 1625-1652 questions

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--- On Mon, 2/16/09, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Subject: SD40-2's # 1625-1652 questions

> To: "NWHS" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Date: Monday, February 16, 2009, 6:05 PM

> Hi Listers,

> 

>     Will somebody straighten me out on what paint scheme

> the SD40-2's #'s 1625-1652 were delivered in? 

> According to the Withers and Bowers 2nd Gen. Diesel book the

> GP38AC's  (1975) were the first in scheme "F6"

> but I thought that "F6" was adopted in 1971 and

> the SD40-2's are from 9-73.  I also gather that the

> 1625-1652 are the only SD40-2 high hood units...correct?

> 

>     Thanks in advance,

> 

>     John Hecker_______


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John,

All of 1625-1652 were delivered in Black with the large "NW" on the long hood.

1625-1635 were the last high nose locos received by N&W. Units 1636-1652 were low nose.

The GP38ACs came in 1971, not 1975.

Mark Peele