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EMD introduced the SW-1200 in 1954 as the successor to the SW-900. Between 1959 and 1963, EMD began rebuilding the Reading Company's aging Baldwin VO1000's into these new improved switchers. While the Reading classed them as VO1000M's, Conrail classed them as SW-1200M's. EMD reused the following parts of the VO1000's on the new locomotives: main generator, auxiliary generator, batteries, trucks, frame, cab, horn, and bell.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 ================================================================== 9301 RDG 2701 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9302 RDG 2702 -------- 09/??/77 -------- -------- 9303 RDG 2703 -------- -------- -------- 09/??/77 9304 RDG 2704 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9305 RDG 2705 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9306 RDG 2706 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9307 RDG 2707 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9308 RDG 2708 -------- 04/18/79* 07/01/80 ******** B 9309 RDG 2709 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9310 RDG 2710 -------- 04/18/79* 03/??/81 -------- 9311 RDG 2711 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9312 RDG 2712 -------- 04/??/78* -------- -------- 9313 RDG 2713 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9314 RDG 2714 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9315 RDG 2715 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9316 RDG 2716 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9317 RDG 2717 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9318 RDG 2718 -------- -------- -------- -------- 9319 RDG 2719 -------- -------- 06/07/81 --------Roster Notes: * = Roster photo of unit in this scheme available on class' photo page. 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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