This roster attempts to discover how long a Conrail predecessor F7A 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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1639 PC 1639 -------- -------- ******** ********
1648 PC 1648 -------- -------- -------- 07/26/76 1
1650 PC 1650 04/18/76 02/??/79 ******** ******** 2
1651 PC 1482 -------- -------- ******** ********
1652 PC 1501 -------- -------- ******** ********
1656 PC 1656 -------- -------- ******** ********
1659 PC 1659 -------- -------- ******** ********
1672 PC 1672 -------- -------- ******** ********
1675 PC 1675 12/01/76 -------- ******** ********
1677 PC 1677 -------- 10/01/78 ******** ******** 3
1678 PC 1678 -------- -------- ******** ******** 4
1681 PC 1681 04/24/76 -------- ******** ********
1683 PC 1683 -------- -------- ******** ******** 5
1684 PC 1684 -------- -------- ******** ********
1686 PC 1686 -------- -------- ******** ********
1687 PC 1687 -------- -------- ******** ********
1689 PC 1689 -------- -------- ******** ********
1692 PC 1692 06/??/77 -------- ******** ********
1693 PC 1693 -------- 03/04/78 ******** ******** 6
1694 PC 1694 -------- -------- ******** ********
1696 PC 1696 -------- -------- ******** ********
1697 PC 1697 -------- -------- ******** ********
1701 PC 1701 -------- -------- ******** ********
1703 PC 1703 -------- -------- ******** ********
1707 PC 1707 -------- 11/02/76 ******** ********
1709 PC 1709 -------- -------- ******** ********
1710 PC 1710 07/18/76 -------- ******** ********
1711 PC 1711 -------- 10/05/77 ******** ********
1712 PC 1712 -------- -------- ******** ********
1714 PC 1714 -------- -------- ******** ********
1716 PC 1716 -------- -------- ******** ********
1718 PC 1718 -------- 03/02/78 ******** ********
1722 PC 1722 -------- -------- ******** ********
1725 PC 1725 07/15/77 12/11/77 ******** ********
1726 PC 1726 -------- 05/21/78 ******** ********
1729 PC 1729 -------- 02/17/79 ******** ********
1730 PC 1730 -------- -------- ******** ********
1731 PC 1731 -------- -------- ******** ********
1732 PC 1732 -------- 08/18/76 ******** ********
1733 PC 1733 -------- 11/05/77 ******** ********
1734 PC 1734 -------- -------- ******** ********
1742 PC 1742 -------- -------- ******** ********
1743 PC 1743 07/01/77 -------- ******** ********
1744 PC 1744 05/01/77 08/06/77 ******** ********
1745 PC 1745 -------- -------- ******** ********
1747 PC 1747 07/15/77 -------- ******** ********
1748 PC 1748 -------- -------- ******** ********
1749 PC 1749 -------- -------- ******** ********
1750 PC 1750 -------- 12/??/76 ******** ********
1752 PC 1752 -------- -------- ******** ********
1755 PC 1755 -------- -------- ******** ********
1756 PC 1756 -------- -------- ******** ********
1758 PC 1758 -------- 03/04/78 ******** ********
1760 PC 1760 -------- -------- ******** ********
1761 PC 1761 -------- -------- ******** ********
1762 PC 1762 05/22/77 -------- ******** ********
1763 PC 1763 -------- 10/01/76 ******** ********
1766 PC 1766 -------- 10/05/77 ******** ********
1772 PC 1772 -------- 03/30/78 ******** ********
1773 PC 1773 -------- 08/02/78 ******** ********
1774 PC 1774 -------- 06/30/76 ******** ********
1775 PC 1775 12/01/76 05/22/77 ******** ********
1779 PC 1779 -------- 03/16/79 ******** ********
1782 PC 1782 06/??/76 -------- ******** ********
1783 PC 1783 -------- 06/11/77 ******** ********
1784 PC 1784 05/21/77 -------- ******** ********
1785 PC 1785 -------- -------- ******** ********
1787 PC 1787 -------- -------- ******** ********
1788 PC 1788 -------- 08/??/79 ******** ********
1790 PC 1790 -------- 05/10/78 ******** ********
1791 PC 1791 -------- -------- ******** ********
1792 CR 1648 -------- -------- ******** ******** 1
1793 CR 1650 -------- -------- ******** ******** 2
1794 CR 1677 -------- -------- ******** ******** 3
1795 CR 1678 -------- -------- ******** ******** 4
1796 PC 1796 06/25/77 ******** ******** ******** C
1797 PC 1797 -------- -------- ******** ********
1798 CR 1683 -------- -------- ******** ******** 5
1799 CR 1693 -------- 03/??/79 ******** ******** 6
1807 PC 1807 -------- -------- ******** ********
1820 PC 1820 04/17/76 03/04/78 ******** ********
1821 PC 1821 -------- 03/04/78 ******** ********
1825 PC 1825 -------- 03/03/77 ******** ********
1826 PC 1826 -------- 12/01/76 ******** ********
1829 PC 1829 -------- 02/18/78 ******** ********
1832 PC 1832 07/18/76 -------- ******** ********
1833 PC 1833 -------- -------- ******** ********
1839 PC 1839 -------- -------- ******** ********
1840 PC 1840 -------- -------- ******** ********
1841 PC 1841 06/??/76 -------- ******** ********
1844 PC 1844 -------- 02/??-79 ******** ********
1847 PC 1847 -------- 11/??/76 ******** ********
1848 PC 1848 -------- -------- ******** ********
1850 PC 1850 07/26/76 11/05/77 ******** ********
1851 PC 1851 -------- 08/12/78 ******** ********
1853 PC 1853 06/06/76 11/26/76 ******** ********
1854 PC 1854 -------- 04/01/77 ******** ********
1855 PC 1855 -------- -------- ******** ********
1858 PC 1858 -------- -------- ******** ********
1860 PC 1860 -------- -------- ******** ********
1862 PC 1862 -------- -------- ******** ********
1863 PC 1863 -------- -------- ******** ********
1865 PC 1865 -------- -------- ******** ********
1866 PC 1866 -------- 08/05/78 ******** ********
1878 PC 1878 06/??/76 -------- ******** ********
1879 PC 1879 -------- -------- ******** ********
1880 EL 6321 -------- -------- ******** ********
1881 EL 6331 -------- -------- ******** ********
1882 EL 6341 -------- -------- ******** ********
1883 EL 6351 -------- -------- ******** ********
1884 EL 6361 -------- -------- ******** ********
1885 EL 7091 05/22/77 -------- ******** ********
1886 EL 7094 -------- -------- ******** ********
1887 EL 7101 -------- -------- ******** ********
1888 EL 7104 -------- -------- ******** ********
1889 EL 7111 -------- -------- ******** ********
1890 EL 7114 -------- -------- ******** ********
1891 EL 7121 12/??/76 -------- ******** ********
1892 EL 7124 -------- -------- ******** ********
1893 EL 7131 11/??/76 -------- ******** ********
1894 EL 7134 -------- -------- ******** ********
Roster Notes:
1. Renumbered in 1979 to CR 1792 in anticipation of ordered GP15-1's. Only F7 to get blue paint, which was applied while numbered 1648. For a while it didn't have any markings, but got CR initials while still 1648. Retired January 1979.
2. Renumbred in 1979 to CR 1793 to make way for ordered GP15-1's.
3. Renumbred in 1979 to CR 1794 to make way for ordered GP15-1's.
4. Renumbred in 1979 to CR 1795 to make way for ordered GP15-1's.
5. Renumbred in 1979 to CR 1798 to make way for ordered GP15-1's.
6. Renumbred in 1979 to CR 1799 to make way for ordered GP15-1's.
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.