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ALCo RS-2: Paint Roster
Conrail Cyclopedia Quality!

RS-2 Conrail inherited 4 RS-2's from the Lehigh Valley (2 former Chesapeake & Ohio units), and 14 from Erie Lackawanna (former Delaware & Hudson and Erie units). They were assigned to series CR 5200-5217.

These repaint rosters are my attempt to discover how long a predecessor 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. Dates often change as new photos are examined. If I know for certain that a date is the absolute earliest or latest, then I mention this in the notes. This is a constant work in progress aimed at helping those of us who model the transition era get our consists looking reasonably accurate for blue, stenciled, and original paint scheme ratios.

                    Latest    Earliest    Latest    Earliest
 CR #   Former #    Former    Stencils   Stencils     Blue     Note
 ==================================================================
 5200    LV 213    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5201    LV 214    11/14/76   --------   --------   --------
 5202    LV 217    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5203    LV 218    11/14/76*  10/03/77*  --------   --------
 5204    EL 903    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5205    EL 904    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5206    EL 905    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5207    EL 906    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5208    EL 907    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5209    EL 909    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5210    EL 910    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5211    EL 912    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5212    EL 913    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5213    EL 953    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5214    EL 954    --------   --------   --------   --------
 5215    EL 1004   --------   --------   --------   -------- 
 5216    EL 1005   --------   --------   --------   --------
 5217    EL 1006   --------   --------   --------   --------
 Roster Notes:
  * = Roster photo of unit in this scheme available on class' photo page.
  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.

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