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(erielack) EL SD45 #801 (was: Athearn D&H 801-803)

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List...

Here's a few blurry old snapshots I have of EL #801 going through Addison NY in 1975.  Two things come to mind...

One, it sure looks like it probably has a grey roof because I don't see any black wrapping over the edge.

Two, apparently not all the ex-EMD demos had the ratchet brake lever on the nose.  The 801 had a brake wheel at the end of the long hood like all the others.

- -pat moore


- -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jeremy Ferris <ferrisjd_@_gmail.com>
>
> Todd and List,
> 
> I checked out the BLHS link about the 800s and I too think these had 
> grey roofs by the time they were "patch painted" back to Delaware & 
> Hudson.  The cab roofs are the indicator.  The EL scheme utilizing 
> black on the hood roof had the black extending down a portion of the 
> angled EMD cab roofs from the top.  This doesn't show up in the 
> pictures on the BLHS site.
> 
> Also the black roof EL units had black covering the rolled over edges 
> (fillets) at the top of the hood.  You can see what I'm talking about 
> here in this 1968 view of 3601. 
> http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/loco/el3601clb.jpg  Look at the 
> black at the top edge of the dynamic brake blister.  This doesn't 
> show up in EL and D&H views of 801-803.
> 
> Does anyone have a way to contact Athearn about this?
> 
> Jeremy
> 


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