Randy...sent you some pics off list.
Gordon
Randy Doman wrote:
> Hol,
>
> I guess I should’ve put in an example of what I was trying to get across.
> What I’m looking for is a photo of 621, 627, 631 or 637. So I can
> verify if the number 1 or the number 7 had the flags on them. Yes it’s a
> small detail that some people would over look. Another thing I’ve
> noticed between the two styles is that the 170-189 numbers are different
> than the 621-639. The latter are more boxie looking. I’m just double
> checking to make sure I get them correct.
>
> Randy
>
>
>> On Feb 20, 2020, at 4:37 PM, HOL WAGNER <holpennywagner@msn.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Randy:
>>
>> GP40s 170-189 were all delivered with white-on-black number boards,
>> while GP40s 620-639 all came with black-on-white ones, and I have
>> confirmed this with photos of every unit in both series. So, it can
>> be seen that there were no units containing both the numerals 1 and 7
>> in their road number that were outfitted with black-on-white number
>> boards.
>>
>> Hol
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of William Hirt via
>> Groups.Io <whirt=fastmail.com@groups.io>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 20, 2020 12:18 PM
>> *To:* CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io>
>> *Subject:* Re: [CBQ] GP 40's with white number boards
>>
>> In Al Holck's Burlington Route Color Pictorial Volume 2, there a
>> picture of 631 with white number boards on p78.
>>
>> Bill Hirt
>>
>> On 2/20/2020 10:09 AM, Randy Doman wrote:
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> Looking for info and or pictures of Q Chinese Red GP 40’s with white
>>> number boards with the numbers 1 and 7 in them. I’ve checked the
>>> rrphotosarchives.com <
http://rrphotosarchives.com> web site and I
>>> didn’t see any with those two numbers.
>>>
>>> Also when and why did the Q have several different units carrying
>>> the white number boards. This information is in line with getting the
>>> re-numbering set correct for the GP40’s and several along the way.
>>> I’m working with
>>> Circus City Decals & Graphics to get it correct.
>>>
>>> Thanks in Advance,
>>>
>>> Randy Doman
>>> La Crosse RiverRail
>>>
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