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EMD SW-9/SW-900: Paint Roster
Conrail Cyclopedia Quality!

SW-9 Conrail's SW-900 fleet came from Penn Central, Reading Company, and Raritan River, while their SW-9's came from Penn Central, Lehigh Valley, Jersey Central, and Erie Lackawanna. Originally, the Reading Company (RDG 1501-1521) and the Lehigh Valley (LV 128-129) classed their rebuilt units as SW-900M's, but Conrail did not follow this practice.

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.

 SW-900              Latest    Earliest    Latest    Earliest
 CR #   Former #    Former    Stencils   Stencils     Blue     Note
 ==================================================================
 8628   CUT 8628   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8629   CUT 8629   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8630   CUT 8630   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8632    PC 8632   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8633    PC 8633   --------   04/??/78   --------   --------
 8634    PC 8634   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8635    PC 8635   --------   --------   --------   06/??/82
 8636    PC 8636   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8637    PC 8637   --------   --------   --------   07/??/78
 8638    PC 8638   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8639    PC 8639   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8640    PC 8640   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8641    PC 8641   --------   08/??/77   --------   --------
 8642    PC 8642   --------   12/??/76   --------   --------
 8643    PC 8643   --------   10/??/77   --------   --------
 8644    PC 8644   06/??/77   08/??/77   --------   --------
 8645    PC 8645   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8646    PC 8646   --------   01/21/79   --------   07/09/81
 8647    LV 120    --------   --------   --------   --------
 8648    LV 121    05/29/77*  --------   ??/??/81*  --------
 8649    LV 122    --------   --------   --------   --------
 8650    LV 123    --------   --------   --------   --------
 8651    LV 124    --------   --------   --------   --------
 8652    LV 125    06/14/77*  --------   --------   --------     1
 8653    LV 126    --------   --------   --------   --------     1
 8654    LV 127    --------   --------   ??/??/83   ********     B
 8655    LV 128    06/14/77*  --------   03/31/83   ********     1,B
 8656    LV 129    06/19/77*  --------   --------   --------     1
 8657    LV 130    --------   --------   --------   --------     1
 8658    RR 1      --------   --------   --------   --------
 8659    RR 2      --------   --------   --------   --------
 8660    RR 3      --------   --------   --------   --------
 8661    RR 4      --------   --------   ??/??/84*  ********     B
 8662    RR 5      --------   --------   05/22/82*  ********     B
 8663    RR 6      --------   --------   --------   --------
 8701   RDG 1501   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8702   RDG 1502   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8703   RDG 1503   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8704   RDG 1504   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8705   RDG 1505   --------   06/19/77*  --------   --------
 8706   RDG 1506   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8707   RDG 1507   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8708   RDG 1508   --------   --------   --------   03/11/78
 8709   RDG 1509   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8710   RDG 1510   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8711   RDG 1511   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8712   RDG 1512   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8713   RDG 1513   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8714   RDG 1514   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8715   RDG 1515   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8716   RDG 1516   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8717   RDG 1517   --------   --------   09/??/83*  --------
 8718   RDG 1518   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8719   RDG 1519   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8720   RDG 1520   --------   04/18/79   --------   --------
 8721   RDG 1521   --------   --------   --------   ??/??/83

 SW-9                Latest    Earliest    Latest    Earliest
 CR #   Former #    Former    Stencils   Stencils     Blue     Note
 ==================================================================
 8911    PC 8911   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8912    PC 8912   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8913    PC 8913   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8914    PC 8914   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8915    PC 8915   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8916    PC 8916   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8917    PC 8917   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8918    PC 8918   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8919    PC 8919   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8920    PC 8920   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8921    PC 8921   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8922    PC 8922   05/16/76   --------   --------   --------
 8923    PC 8923   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8924    PC 8924   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8925    PC 8925   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8927    PC 8927   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8928    PC 8928   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8929    PC 8929   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8930    PC 8930   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8931    LV 280    --------   --------   --------   --------
 8932    LV 281    02/12/77*  --------   --------   --------
 8933    LV 282    --------   --------   --------   --------
 8934    LV 283    --------   02/12/77*  --------   --------
 8935    LV 284    05/01/77*  --------   --------   --------
 8936    LV 285    02/12/77*  --------   --------   --------
 8937    LV 286    --------   06/??/78*  --------   --------
 8938    LV 287    --------   --------   --------   --------
 8939    LV 292    --------   10/28/78*  --------   --------
 8940    PC 8951   --------   08/15/79   --------   --------
 8941    PC 8941   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8942    PC 8942   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8943    PC 8946   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8944    PC 8944   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8945    PC 8945   09/12/76   01/21/79   --------   06/07/81
 8946    PC 8946   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8947    PC 8947   05/17/76   --------   --------   --------
 8948    PC 8948   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8949    PC 8949   06/27/76   --------   --------   --------
 8950    PC 8950   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8951   CNJ 1084   --------   06/23/77*  --------   --------
 8952   CNJ 1085   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8953   CNJ 1086   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8954   CNJ 1087   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8955   CNJ 1088   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8956   CNJ 1089   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8957   CNJ 1090   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8958   CNJ 1091   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8959   CNJ 1092   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8960   CNJ 1093   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8961   CNJ 1094   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8962    PC 8962   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8963    PC 8963   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8964    PC 8964   --------   --------   --------   04/30/77
 8965    PC 8965   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8966    PC 8966   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8967    PC 8967   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8968    PC 8968   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8969    PC 8969   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8970    PC 8970   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8971    PC 8971   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8972    PC 8972   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8973    PC 8973   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8974    PC 8974   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8975    PC 8975   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8976    PC 8976   --------   --------   --------   09/??/79
 8977    PC 8977   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8978    PC 8978   --------   09/??/77   --------   --------
 8979    PC 8979   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8980    PC 8980   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8981    PC 8981   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8982    PC 8982   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8983    PC 8983   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8984    PC 8984   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8985    PC 8985   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8986    PC 8986   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8987    PC 8987   --------   --------   --------   04/08/79
 8988    PC 8988   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8989    PC 8989   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8990    PC 8990   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8991    PC 8991   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8992    PC 8992   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8993    PC 8993   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8994    PC 8994   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8995    PC 8995   --------   --------   06/??/81*  --------
 8996    PC 8996   --------   11/??/76   --------   --------
 8997    PC 8997   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8998    PC 8998   --------   --------   --------   --------
 8999    PC 8999   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9000    PC 9000   --------   --------   --------   11/29/81
 9001    PC 9001   --------   --------   06/??/82   --------
 9008    PC 8631   --------   --------   --------   --------     2
 9009    PC 9153   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9010    EL 434    --------   06/??/79   03/31/83   ********     B
 9011    EL 435    06/14/77*  --------   --------   --------
 9012    EL 436    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9013    EL 437    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9014    EL 438    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9015    EL 439    --------   03/19/78*  --------   --------
 9016    EL 440    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9017    EL 446    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9018    EL 447    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9019    EL 448    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9020    EL 449    --------   02/??/77   --------   12/09/84
 9021    EL 450    --------   04/??/79   03/31/83   ********     B
 9022    EL 451    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9023    EL 452    --------   04/??/79   --------   --------
 9024    EL 453    --------   02/??/77   09/19/77*  ??/??/80
 9025    EL 454    --------   --------   --------   --------
 9026    EL 455    --------   06/13/77*  --------   --------
 9042    PC 9042   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9043    PC 9043   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9044    PC 9044   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9059    PC 9059   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9060    PC 9060   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9095    PC 9095   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9096    PC 9096   --------   --------   --------   10/29/77*
 9113    PC 9113   --------   05/14/77*  --------   --------
 9114    PC 9114   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9115    PC 9115   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9116    PC 9116   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9117    PC 9117   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9118    PC 9118   --------   --------   --------   05/14/77*
 9119    PC 9119   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9120    PC 9120   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9121    PC 9121   --------   12/??/78   --------   --------
 9122    PC 9122   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9123    PC 9123   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9124    PC 9124   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9125    PC 9125   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9126    PC 9126   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9127    PC 9127   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9128    PC 9128   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9129    PC 9129   --------   --------   09/10/82   --------
 9130    PC 9130   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9131    PC 9131   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9132    PC 9132   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9134    PC 9134   --------   03/28/81   --------   --------
 9135    PC 9135   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9136    PC 9136   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9137    PC 9137   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9138    PC 9138   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9139    PC 9139   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9140    PC 9140   --------   --------   --------   --------
 9141    PC 9141   --------   --------   --------   --------
 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.
  1. Originally classed as SW-900M by the Lehigh Valley.
  2. Originally classed as SW-9M by the Penn Central.

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