03-21-2011, 02:00 PM
Belvidere and Delaware River Railway SW 1200 and SD9M
Bruce
Bruce
CF&E Action/Short Line Action.
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03-21-2011, 03:21 PM
Great pictures Bruce---here's a shot of the M420W's from the Canadian National era
03-21-2011, 06:34 PM
Ed,
3578's CN heritage is not that evident anymore as SRNJ recently repainted her Bruce
03-21-2011, 06:50 PM
Here's a relative, 10 lower. #3568 ont he OC&T a couple of years ago:
[album]3678[/album] -Randy (hmm, maybe I DO have more photos that I took that I can post)
Modeling the Reading Railroad of the 1950's in HO
Visit my web site to see layout progress and other information: http://www.readingeastpenn.com
03-22-2011, 09:09 AM
Bruce and Randy---I believe the Providence and Worchester also had the M420W's on it's roster---I'm not sure whether they were bought new or second hand from the Canadian National---any ideas :?: :?: :?:
03-22-2011, 12:36 PM
If I recall correctly, the P&W bought theirs new, and the re-paint of 3578 is representative of the paint scheme used at that time. On the other hand, there's not a heckuva lot I still do recall correctly.
Wayne
03-22-2011, 03:03 PM
Through the power of Google I was able to find information indicating that the Providence and Worchester purchased their M420's new from the Montreal Locomotive Works.Designated M420R,the first of 5 locomotives #2001 was delivered 2/74---where they ended up is still a mystery to me
03-22-2011, 03:05 PM
The Southern RR of NJ has three M420R's that were orginally built for the Providence and Worcester RR which were sold to the Iowa Interstate, then to the SRNJ. The other four were orginally built for the CN.
3578 was built for the CN, later sold to the St Lawerence and Atlantic and then the SRNJ. Bruce
03-22-2011, 06:09 PM
Thanks Bruce (again,some excellent photos)---it appears the only difference is the trucks---I read that the trucks from the M420R units were taken from RS-3's
03-22-2011, 09:04 PM
Now I'm really confused on 3578. SRNJ roster lists them as having it, although the most recent picture of it (still in CN paint) is from 2007. My picture from 2008 shows it on the OC&T in NY&LE paint (NY&LE and the OC&T are owned by the same parent company). Did SRNJ just not update their web site recently and 3578 was sold? NY&LE's web site has no roster information, and OC&T only rosters a pair of S-2s in their paint scheme - I was actually disappointed that we didn't get to ride behind one of those, but I think the train was too long - I think there were 8 cars, plus the gon, plus we hauled a bunch of covered hoppers - a real mixed train! That or they were giving 3578 some test runs.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad of the 1950's in HO
Visit my web site to see layout progress and other information: http://www.readingeastpenn.com
03-22-2011, 09:45 PM
Randy,
The last pic I have of 3578 still in the CN paint is from 11/05/10. She wasn't sold but overhauled and repainted. Here's the pic from 11/10 and an additional one from 11/06/09. 3578 is getting alot of coverage. Bruce
03-23-2011, 07:08 AM
Oh wait, never mind, NY&LE is 35 SIXTY 8.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad of the 1950's in HO
Visit my web site to see layout progress and other information: http://www.readingeastpenn.com
03-28-2011, 05:27 PM
For the guys who might enjoy some 1:1 railroading, the owner of this RS 1 had it painted up in his model railroad scheme. He had it stored at the Southern RR of NJ at Winslow, NJ till it was vandalized and he moved it .
Bruce
03-28-2011, 06:08 PM
Why is it that there are always a couple of brain dead morons
who feel compelled to destroy the property of others like it is their mission in life?!!!!!!!!! biL
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