I’ve been following the discussion on GP7s and it prompted me to look through the GP7 album in the Flicker account on the BRHS website. This brought up a few
questions….
Is there any rhyme or reason to the following:
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Relocation of air horn from fireman’s side to rooftop
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Silver vs grey paint on air horns, steam generator caps, exhaust vent, etc.
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Relocation of number from side sill to cab
It appears to be random by looking at the dates of various photos but were any of the above associated with repainting or shoppings at particular times?
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Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 1:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] GP7/9 Cab Lettering
A couple of earlier photos, taken at West Quincy, Missouri, in 1952-'53 PAW
I am modeling 240 and 261, both are reported as still in the blackbird scheme at the time of the merger. I am specifically modeling 1967 so any late 60's information would be useful.
I have pictures of 240 in 1965 still wearing the original sill number, in the absence of other information, I would suspect it remained that way until the merger.
Which two are you modeling and I'll check my photos.
I have an inquiry out to some folks in Omaha that might have photographs of the two motors I am modeling (240 and 261). It seems the Lines West motors are a bit more shy about
getting their pictures taken than the Lines East 🙂
I can move the start date back to at least 1958 with this Bernard Corbin photo at Barstow on Aug. 31, 1958.
I am in the process of renumbering some Walthers GP7s. The stock model has the black number on the sill in the yellow band. However, it appears the Q started moving the numbers
below the herald on the cab and they are white, like the SD7/9. When did the Q start changing over the style? I have found pictures of the early style as late as 1970 and the newer style as early as 1960.
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