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.