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Re: (erielack) FTSB in RMC

The 6011 and set were involved in the Tobyhanna wreck in EL GMY, at least 
three of those units were taken to Scranton and sat on the lead next to the 
Fuel Dump, through the winter of 62 and were traded to Alco as is. They 
never ran again.


Bill


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>
To: "Bill Weibel" <weib3_@_centurytel.net>; "Janet & Randy Brown" 
<jananran_@_mymailstation.com>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:44 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) FTSB in RMC


>> I don't have the numbers handy but I think 6011,6012,6022
>> ,made it into EL GMY, could have been DL&W re-paint with EL
>> diamond and letter added or full repaint, all I know is I saw
>> them in Scranton with  A-B-B with last A unmatched in DL&W
>> freight scheme. Have a slide here somewhere taken I think on
>> a summer sunday in 61 or 62
>
> OK, going through my image collection:
>
> 6011 was repainted EL B/Y - I don't have any photos of 6012 coupled to
> it?
> 6014, 6022, 6024, 6031, 6034, 6041, 6042 only got EL numbers on their
> DL&W paint jobs
> 6032 had no lettering, so it could have been a repaint or a reletter job
> - it had the "passenger" scheme with a single maroon stripe, leading me
> to wonder if it wasn't a repaint (companions 6031/6034 had the DL&W
> "freight" scheme) - so it would appear that at least one FTSB might have
> gotten an "EL" paint job, even though it wasn't lettered as such.
> 6041 and 6044 were repainted EL G/M/Y
>
> As for the former 650-series:
>
> 6511/6512 got EL B/Y
> 6521/6522 got EL G/M/Y
> 6531/6532 got EL B/Y
> 6541/6542 got EL B/Y
>
> - Paul
>
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