A lot of Q units had stainless steel plates by the front steps
identifying the model. The SD24's all had these. Maybe that's what he
is asking about.
Thank you kindly,
Michael Matalis
See my photos and my ugly mug at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairierailfan/
On May 30, 2009, at 7:26 PM, graywolfs2 wrote:
> Hi Bryan,
>
> Not sure just which photos you have been looking at, but my guess is
> that the other plate could be a "trust" plate for the bank that
> financed the purchase.
>
> Greg K.
> Minnesota
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Bryan Howell <tubaman21@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> In looking at pictures of the Q SD24s, it appears that there are
>> possibly 2 builder's plates on each side of the locomotives. The
>> bottom one looks to be one of the EMD "hot dog" style plates, but
>> I'm unable to identify the upper one. Can anyone shed any light on
>> this plate? Also, did the units have the gyralights installed on
>> the end of the long hoods in addition to the short hoods like the
>> GPs and SDs previous to them had?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Bryan J. Howell
>> tubaman21@...
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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