Blue SD35

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With all the talk about N&W #1531, I just looked at the builder's plate from that unit.  There is NO overspray of any paint on the plate.  This sometimes happens and it will give you a clue to the paint.  The plate is in good condition with only minor dings.  It survived the wreck.

Ron Muldowney

Ronald J. Muldowney
52 Dunkard Church Road
Stockton, N.J. 08559-1405
609-397-0293
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  Subject: Re: Blue SD35




  On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Edwin Painter <edwinpainter at gmail.com> wrote:


    1529 - I have a 3 slides of 1529.....In Princeton in 1972 in black with yellow/gold 1/2 moon heralds and Norfolk and Western spelled out on the long hood as delivered from EMD.  I also have 2 shots of it at Dillonvale/Pine Valley, OH in 1976 with it painted black with NW in white.  Not much chance this locomotive was ever painted blue. 


    1550 - I don't have any shots of 1550 but have a call into a retired NS friend and roster shot "nut" Dave Hyer to see if he has any shots of this unit.


    1531 - I have 2 slides 1531 - Bluefield during 1972 and Lynchburg in 1984 both with the unit painted black with white NW lettering.  Harry what was the date when this unit was wrecked?


    Harry.....I have a shot of N&W RS-3 307 in blue at Sandusky in 1974 (I have additional 300 series RS-3 shots at Sandusky that I hope to find as I currently cleaning-up my 35mm slide files...) 


    If Dave has info on 1550 I'll communicate it.


    Ed Painter


       

    On Feb 19, 2014, at 10:16 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:








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       N&W units were generally so dirty during the 70's it wasn't always easy to determine their actual color.
      Some I.C.C. accident reports on file at the D.O.T. library are missing , but there
      are two which involved SD35s.  

      7/17/68 - Engs 1550-382-820-1531 collided with a gas truck at Abingdon
      8/19/70 - Extra 1529 East - head-end collision at Pembroke, VA.

      Don't know if these SD35s survived, but you might want to check and see
      if the color changed after wreck damage repairs.

      As info. Eng 1531 was also in a pusher consist in a head=end collision
      at Finney.

      Not an SD35, but an Alco RS-3 painted blue and assigned to yard
      service at Sandusky.  The "N&W" had faded from the herald and some
      one had drawn a "happy face" on it.  The inspection train went to 
      Sandusky that year and when R. F. Dunlap saw it, he busted out
      laughing.  No, his face didn't shatter.                  Harry Bundy
       




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