This roster attempts to discover how long a Conrail predecessor ALCo C-424 locomotive ran in its original paint scheme and when Conrail painted it blue for the first time. All dates listed are the earliest and latest the unit was seen in that paint scheme. The dates might change often as new photos are examined. If I know for certain that a date is the absolute earliest or latest a locomotive appeared in that paint scheme, I mention this in the notes. This is a constant work in progress aimed at helping those who model the 1976 through early-1980's transition era get consists looking reasonably accurate ratios for blue, stenciled, and original paint schemes.
Latest Earliest Latest Earliest
CR # Former # Former Stencils Stencils Blue Note
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2474 PC 2415 -------- 06-12-79 -------- --------
2475 EL 2401 09-??-76 -------- 05-15-77 --------
2476 EL 2402 -------- -------- -------- --------
2477 EL 2403 -------- -------- -------- --------
2478 EL 2404 -------- -------- -------- --------
2479 EL 2405 -------- -------- -------- --------
2480 EL 2406 -------- -------- -------- --------
2481 EL 2407 -------- -------- -------- --------
2482 EL 2408 -------- 11-04-78 -------- --------
2483 EL 2409 -------- -------- -------- --------
2484 EL 2410 -------- 06-28-78 -------- --------
2485 EL 2411 -------- -------- -------- --------
2486 EL 2412 -------- -------- -------- --------
2487 EL 2413 -------- -------- -------- --------
2488 EL 2414 -------- 07-??-77 -------- --------
2489 EL 2415 -------- -------- -------- --------
2490 RDG 5201 -------- -------- -------- --------
2491 RDG 5202 -------- -------- -------- --------
2492 RDG 5203 -------- -------- -------- 11-??-76
2493 RDG 5204 08-23-76 -------- -------- --------
2494 RDG 5205 05-16-76 -------- 06-25-77 ******** B
2495 RDG 5206 -------- -------- -------- --------
2496 RDG 5207 -------- -------- -------- --------
2497 RDG 5208 -------- -------- -------- --------
2498 RDG 5209 -------- -------- -------- --------
2499 RDG 5210 -------- -------- -------- --------
Roster Notes:
A. Engine spotted stored in CR stencils by latest date listed.
B. Engine spotted in deadline in CR stencils by latest date listed.
C. Engine spotted stored in original predecessor paint and numbers by latest date listed.
D. Engine spotted stored though fully repainted in Conrail colors. Still looking for date loco had been repainted while still in service.