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Sep 1, 2020




SDP45 This roster attempts to discover how long a Conrail predecessor SDP45 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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6667    EL 3635   --------   02-21-77   06-12-78   07-03-78 
6668    EL 3636   --------   10-22-77   --------   --------
6669    EL 3638   10-11-76   06-26-77   06-??-79   --------     1
6670    EL 3639   06-02-76   --------   --------   --------
6671    EL 3640   06-20-76   --------   --------   05-07-77
6672    EL 3641   --------   --------   --------   11-11-82
6673    EL 3642   --------   06-09-77   07-09-77   --------
6674    EL 3643   --------   --------   --------   --------
6675    EL 3644   --------   --------   --------   03-09-80
6676    EL 3645   --------   --------   --------   --------
6677    EL 3646   --------   --------   --------   --------
6678    EL 3647   --------   --------   --------   06-13-77 
6679    EL 3648   --------   12-10-78   --------   --------
6680    EL 3649   --------   08-02-78   --------   --------
6681    EL 3650   --------   01-01-79   --------   --------
6682    EL 3651   --------   --------   --------   01-01-79 
6683    EL 3652   --------   --------   --------   07-28-77
6684    EL 3653   --------   03-29-77   --------   12-30-83
6685    EL 3654   05-??-76   --------   --------   08-??-78
6686    EL 3655   --------   07-17-76   --------   --------
6687    EL 3656   --------   --------   --------   01-01-79 
6688    EL 3657   --------   10-10-77   --------   --------
6689    EL 3658   --------   04-03-78   05-??-79   11-22-80
6690    EL 3659   --------   --------   --------   --------
6691    EL 3660   --------   --------   --------   --------
6692    EL 3661   09-04-76   --------   --------   --------
6693    EL 3662   04-29-76   --------   --------   09-04-78
6694    EL 3663   --------   --------   --------   07-28-77
6695    EL 3664   --------   03-02-77   08-??-77   02-??-81 
6696    EL 3665   --------   --------   --------   --------
6697    EL 3666   --------   --------   --------   --------
6698    EL 3667   --------   --------   --------   --------
6699    EL 3668   --------   --------   --------   07-09-81

Roster Notes:

1. CR 6669 (EL 3638) was originally the EL Bicentennial locomotive. It came to CR in the red, white, and blue scheme and stayed in it for a while.
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.