Art
The first E-unit to undergo the nose transformation from black to
Chinese red was possibly E-7A #9929A which was seen at Lincoln, Nebraska, on
July 12, 1958 with the new red paint, and most of the E-units were repainted by
the end of 1959. I don’t have a specific date for E-5’s but there’s an April 1962
B&W photo of 9915B on page 163 of Bud Linroth’s Pea Vine book that suggests
the stripes are red. Perhaps someone has an earlier photo of 9915B?
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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Sent: 27 March 2015 10:33
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Subject: [CBQ] EMD 9915B in front
of Creston Depot
Nice photo of EMD E5A, 9915B in front of Creston depot. From the Kenny
Petznick photo collection. Shared with permission. Questions I have are: 1) All
photos I'm finding of 9915B show it with red stripes on the nose. Were the
stripes orginally black? If so, when were they painted red? 2) Was this a rail
fan excursion trip? Anyone know any other details of this tour? 3) We are
trying come close on a date for the photo. We do know it's post Korean War
because the copper awnings were removed from the Creston depot during the war
for the metal. Anyone know the date of the excursion? Thanks and
enjoy! Art Lischer