This roster attempts to discover how long a Conrail predecessor E8A 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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4000 EL 809 -------- -------- -------- --------
4001 EL 810 -------- -------- -------- --------
4002 EL 812 -------- -------- -------- --------
4003 EL 813 -------- -------- -------- --------
4004 EL 814 -------- -------- -------- --------
4005 EL 815 -------- -------- -------- --------
4006 EL 816 -------- -------- -------- --------
4007 EL 817 -------- -------- -------- --------
4008 EL 818 06-25-77 ******** ******** ******** C
4009 EL 819 -------- -------- -------- --------
4010 EL 820 -------- -------- -------- --------
4011 EL 821 04-08-76 06-25-77 ******** ******** A
4012 EL 822 -------- -------- -------- --------
4013 EL 824 -------- -------- -------- --------
4014 EL 825 05-??-76 04-??-78 09-??-79 --------
4015 EL 826 -------- -------- -------- --------
4016 EL 827 -------- -------- -------- --------
4017 EL 828 -------- -------- -------- --------
4018 EL 829 -------- -------- -------- --------
4019 EL 830 04-08-76 -------- -------- --------
4020 EL 831 -------- -------- -------- -------- 1
4021 EL 832 -------- -------- -------- -------- 1
4022 EL 833 12-??-76 -------- -------- 09-??-78 1
4039 PC 4039 -------- 04-15-78 08-26-78 --------
4042 PC 4042 -------- -------- -------- --------
4062 PC 4062 -------- -------- -------- --------
4063 PC 4063 -------- 06-27-78 03-12-80 --------
4246 PC 4246 -------- -------- -------- --------
4248 PC 4248 -------- -------- -------- --------
4249 PC 4249 -------- -------- -------- --------
4251 PC 4251 -------- -------- -------- --------
4253 PC 4253 -------- -------- -------- --------
4254 PC 4254 -------- -------- -------- --------
4256 PC 4256 -------- -------- -------- 03-11-78 2
4257 PC 4257 -------- -------- -------- --------
4258 PC 4258 -------- -------- -------- --------
4261 PC 4261 -------- -------- -------- --------
4262 PC 4262 -------- -------- -------- --------
4263 PC 4263 -------- 06-??-78 -------- --------
4264 PC 4264 -------- -------- -------- --------
4265 PC 4265 -------- -------- -------- --------
4266 PC 4266 -------- -------- -------- --------
4267 PC 4267 -------- -------- -------- --------
4268 PC 4268 -------- -------- -------- --------
4270 PC 4270 -------- -------- -------- --------
4272 PC 4272 -------- -------- -------- --------
4285 PC 4285 11-20-76 -------- -------- --------
4305 PC 4305 -------- -------- -------- --------
4320 PC 4320 -------- -------- -------- --------
4321 PC 4321 ??-??-?? ******** ******** ******** C
4322 PC 4322 -------- -------- -------- --------
4323 PC 4323 07-10-76 -------- -------- --------
4324 PC 4324 -------- 04-18-76 -------- --------
4325 PC 4325 06-23-77 ******** ******** ******** C
4326 PC 4326 02-??-78 -------- -------- --------
4327 PC 4327 -------- -------- -------- --------
4328 PC 4328 -------- -------- -------- --------
Roster Notes:
1. CR 4020, CR 4021, and CR 4022 were devoted to Office Car Special service.
2. CR 4256 was repainted into Conrail blue but no steel-wheels logo.
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.