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Do you have Burlington Bulletin #10 on E Units? That's a great place to start.
Rich G.
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From: hvyweight41 <hvyweight41@yahoo.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Aug 31, 2012 8:42 pm Subject: [CBQ] Re: E5 details Thanks to all for the education. Looks like I need to do some studying before I start working on this project.
Keith --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Vlk" <cvlk@...> wrote: > > Sorry if the Excel Chart got confusing. Yahoo doesn't maintain the original > tabs or Excel columns. > > The four units at the bottom were all E5 A units in spite of the B suffix on > the numbers. > > Charlie Vlk > > > > From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Charlie > Vlk > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 6:11 PM > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [CBQ] Re: E5 details > > > > > > Keith- > > The Phase refers to the as-built configuration of a unit. E-5s were built > in early and late 1940 and mid 1941. Most E-6s were built after 1941. > > So the only Phase II units are E5A 9914A,B - 9915A,B/. These four units > were originally intended to be run as A-A combination locomotives. The > earlier Phase I units were purchased as an individual units 9909 & 9913, and > A/B locomotives 9910A,B - 9912 A,B, 9950A,B and 9980A,B. > > There were some differences between the Phase I and Phase II units on the > side of the cab and on the ends of the units. > > The Valerio units are based on the LifeLike E6 shell so most closely > resemble the Phase II E5A shell. The B units had different roof radiators > and nobody has gotten them correct AFAIK in brass or whatever. > > Bare Metal Foil is going to be a task to get over all the corrugations and > other surface detail but might turn out to be very striking. > > You are doing a lot of work considering Kato is bringing out the units > RTR...I'd at least do them as Phase II Units. There is a strong > possibility that Kato might do the E5B later to pull a 1948 Twin Cities > Zephyr if the sales of the Silver Streak Zephyr and separate E5s are > good..so all of us need to buy out their production, even though Mr. Wallet > and Mrs. Credit Card may not be happy!!! > > Charlie Vlk > > > > > EA-5 > > EB-5 > > > > 967-970 02-03/40 > > 971-973 02-03/40 > > > > 9910A > > Silver Speed > > / > > 9910B > > Silver Power > > > > 9911A > > Silver Pilot > > / > > 9911B > > Silver Mate > > > > 9912A > > Silver Meteor > > / > > 9912B > > Silver Comet > > > > 9909 > > Silver Bullet > > > > 1035 03/40 > > 1037 03/40 > > > > C&S 9950A > > Silver Racer > > / > > 9950B > > Silver Steed > > > > 1036 03/40 > > 1038 03/40 > > > > FW&D 9980A > > Silver Chief > > / > > 9980B > > Silver Warrior > > > > 1033 10/40 > > > > 9913 > > Silver Wings > > > > 1301-1304 6/41 > > > > 9914A > > Silver Arrow > > / > > 9914B > > Silver Swift > > > > 9915A > > Silver Carrier > > / > > 9915B > > Silver Clipper > __._,_.___
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