Ben and list,
It is interesting you bring up detailing a Q SD7 because I was just going to
post an interesting detail I just noticed on the Q SD7's.
The Q SD7's did not actually have steps. EMD offered the SD7 (and I believe
SD9/SD18) with a "switching" step option. Instead of steps, there were cutouts
in the step well. (These cutouts are also there on units with steps, but look
like openings behind the steps.) This allowed a person to stand in the step
well when riding the locomotive without the step getting in their way. Of
course, getting up onto the locomotive was a bit more difficult.
To see the detail, check out the following:
SD7: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2519751
then compare the steps area to
SD9: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=129139
Tom Mack
Cincinnati, OH
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "de Vries" <bjdevries01@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> For detailing my recently acquired Blueline SD-7 #306 I am in need of a good
> picture. I have several pics of SD-7's but
> not of this one. Can anybody help me with this or with the later BN-number of
> this engine?
> Thanks for any help.
> Ben de Vries, the Netherlands
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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