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The SD-38 was not one of the most popular road switchers that EMD produced during the late 1960s and into the early 1970s. In April 1970 Penn Central received 35 units from EMD (PC 6925-6959), nearly half of all SD-38's produced. In 1976 all 35 locomotives were passed onto Conrail (CR 6925-6959) and the fleet remained intact until 1997. EMD designed the SD-38 as a slow-speed, short-distance locomotive for heavy haul service. They were locomotives best suited to the slow, heavy work of hump or yard service.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
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6925 PC 6925 -------- -------- -------- --------
6926 PC 6926 -------- -------- -------- --------
6927 PC 6927 -------- -------- -------- --------
6928 PC 6928 -------- -------- -------- --------
6929 PC 6929 -------- -------- -------- --------
6930 PC 6930 -------- -------- -------- --------
6931 PC 6931 -------- -------- -------- --------
6932 PC 6932 -------- -------- -------- --------
6933 PC 6933 -------- -------- -------- --------
6934 PC 6934 -------- -------- -------- --------
6935 PC 6935 -------- -------- -------- --------
6936 PC 6936 -------- -------- -------- --------
6937 PC 6937 -------- -------- -------- --------
6938 PC 6938 -------- -------- -------- --------
6939 PC 6939 -------- -------- -------- --------
6940 PC 6940 -------- -------- -------- --------
6941 PC 6941 -------- -------- -------- --------
6942 PC 6942 -------- -------- -------- --------
6943 PC 6943 -------- -------- -------- --------
6944 PC 6944 -------- -------- -------- --------
6945 PC 6945 -------- -------- -------- --------
6946 PC 6946 -------- -------- -------- --------
6947 PC 6947 -------- -------- -------- --------
6948 PC 6948 -------- -------- -------- --------
6949 PC 6949 -------- -------- -------- --------
6950 PC 6950 -------- -------- -------- --------
6951 PC 6951 -------- -------- -------- --------
6952 PC 6952 -------- -------- -------- --------
6953 PC 6953 -------- -------- -------- --------
6954 PC 6954 -------- -------- -------- --------
6955 PC 6955 -------- -------- -------- --------
6956 PC 6956 -------- -------- -------- --------
6957 PC 6957 -------- -------- -------- --------
6958 PC 6958 -------- -------- -------- --------
6959 PC 6959 -------- -------- -------- --------
Roster Notes:* = Roster photo of unit in this scheme available on class' photo page. 1 = CR 2103 has no large 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. |
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