This roster attempts to discover how long a Conrail predecessor SD45-2 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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6654 EL 3669 -------- 04-01-77 -------- 08-??-78
6655 EL 3670 06-??-76 -------- -------- 04-12-77
6656 EL 3671 -------- -------- -------- --------
6657 EL 3672 -------- -------- -------- 11-??-77
6658 EL 3673 -------- -------- -------- --------
6659 EL 3674 -------- -------- -------- --------
6660 EL 3675 -------- -------- -------- --------
6661 EL 3676 -------- -------- -------- --------
6662 EL 3677 -------- -------- -------- --------
6663 EL 3678 -------- -------- -------- --------
6664 EL 3679 -------- 11-18-76 -------- --------
6665 EL 3680 -------- 08-??-78 -------- --------
6666 EL 3681 -------- 02-27-77 -------- --------
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.