GP38's part II

Here's an early repaint into NS colors... (note the black numberboards with white numbers)


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Several years after the merger and still not repainted! Southern 2740 shares the fuel racks with others


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Same place as the last photo, just a year later... Now wearing NS paint:


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Poor angle on this shot.... the unit left the roster not long after....:


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Here's a great "classic" shot showing a unit in Southern paint with the small fuel tank:



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Four years later.... repainted with new, larger fuel tank:


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Back to Southern paint:


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Grainy, but also a Southern unit:


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Repainted 2747 leads a train (long hood forward) to the junction with Seaboard System (and soon to be CSX)


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Repainted unit 2749 sits at the fuel racks in Raleigh:



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Harold, Those are some great pictures.

 

So why were the number boards black at first? Was that policy or did they just run out of colors? The SOU was black, too.

 

Back in the days of the SOUTHERN, both black and white backgrounds were used. The difference was that white background number boards were used to identify locos that were equipped to be in the lead on trains using mid train remote control. All other locos had black number boards.

 

On the N&W, it was something entirely different...

The black background with white numerals numberboards were glass... starting in the late 60's, they were replaced with plastic numberboards, which were white backgrounds with black numerals.

 

Both replies are great information....

Harold