07-29-2009, 03:00 PM
Quote:Unless Conrail had locos painted in blue before their April 1, 1976 start-up, that would mean that the photo is actually from 1977. My interest was mainly in the EL diesel, as it was the first that I'd seen in Hamilton - most days it was ex PC geeps, although I do recall some Reading locos on a day when I didn't have my camera with me. I didn't notice until looking at the photos much later that the third unit, as seen in the first photo, was an RS-11.I have seen other pictures of unpatched units in '77, so that's plausible.
The third unit is a C425. On an RS-11, the radiators would be raised. On this unit, the radiator is flush and the area above raised.
Fan of late and early Conrail... also 40s-50s PRR, 70s ATSF, BN and SP, 70s-80s eastern CN, pre-merger-era UP, heavy electric operations in general, dieselized narrow gauge, era 3/4 DB and DR, EFVM and Brazilian railroads in general... too many to list!