The first GP-7 to be repainted was a wreck rebuild,
#238. It was painted Chinese Red in Feb. 1959. This
before the delvery of the SD-24's.
John D. Mitchell
--- malcin@i... wrote:
> Greetings Marshall, Thank you for the info. I
> wanted to include some
> of the redbirds. It may not matter in the end,
> because I now want to
> include mixed train service/doodlebugs and that
> would most likely
> knock the redbirds altogether. Regards, Malcolm
> 82 - ginger shipley" <muffie@i...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Greetings,
> > > I am new to the CB&Q list and I plan to join the
> BRHS. I want to
> > > model a branchline of the CB&Q. When did the
> first GP7/9, SD7/9's
> get
> > > the chinese red paint jobs. That will help me
> narrow down my
> dates.
> > > Thanks, Malcolm Byrd
> > >
> > Malcolm -
> >
> > Are you trying to include the RedBirds, or avoid
> them? I ask
> because
> > branchline Geeps and SDs didn't get red until
> fairly late. You
> didn't
> > need a lot of heavy maintenance on branchline
> motors, and repaints
> were
> > generally saved up for heavy maintenance or
> repairs. You wouldn't
> > generally see a lot of redbirds on branches until
> maybe '65 . . .
> >
> > On the other hand, the first Chinese Red paint
> scheme on power was
> the
> > SD-24s on delivery in May of '59. Earlier power
> began being
> repainted
> > in the new scheme shortly thereafter.
> >
> > Remember that some blackbirds actually made it to
> merger, so you
> might
> > want to have at least one, just for "nostalgia".
> >
> > OTOH, if you want to avoid red power on your
> branchline, any time
> > before 1960 would look OK, and you could even push
> it 2 or 3 years
> > farther without raising eyebrows.
> >
> > Marshall Thayer
>
>
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