I seem to remember way back when Athearn offering DD35A's in Q paint!
I guess that at the time sales outweighed accuracy.
Thank you kindly,
Michael Matalis
Downers Grove IL
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On Dec 29, 2010, at 12:11 PM, thommack wrote:
> Yes, Q fans, you can run that new Athearn UP U50 on your layout,
> whether you model the Q from Chicago to Omaha, Chicago to Denver, or
> the good ol' C&I to Minneapolis-St. Paul.
>
> Here are at least three confirmed sightings of U50's on the Q, and
> the associated dates. Since it is highly unlikely that every
> occurrence of a UP U50 on the Q would be documented on film, feel
> free to make up your own excuse...
>
> UP U50 - Number unknown, Cicero, IL (could not find photo but I know
> it is out there)
>
> UP U50 32 Denver, CO April 1970 - Lashup was Q GP40 639, UP U50 32,
> UP U28C, Q U28B, Q GP40 - Source: BN 1973 Motive Power Annual
>
> And here is my favorite:
>
> UP U50 48 Sugar Grove, IL 9/26/69 on Train 97 - Lashup was EL SDP45;
> EL SDP45; UP U50 48 - Source: Trail of the Zephyrs p. 90
>
> If anyone else has examples of U50 sightings on the Q, please share!
>
> Tom Mack
> Cincinnati, OH
>
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