This roster attempts to discover how long a Conrail predecessor U25C 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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6500 PC 6500 -------- 07-??-78 -------- --------
6501 PC 6501 -------- 04-29-77 -------- --------
6502 PC 6502 -------- -------- -------- --------
6503 PC 6503 -------- -------- -------- --------
6504 PC 6504 -------- -------- -------- --------
6505 PC 6505 06-12-77 -------- -------- --------
6506 PC 6506 -------- 10-27-78 -------- --------
6507 PC 6507 -------- -------- -------- --------
6508 PC 6508 -------- 05-??-77 -------- --------
6509 PC 6509 -------- -------- -------- --------
6510 PC 6510 -------- 04-??-78 -------- 06-??-78
6511 PC 6511 -------- -------- -------- --------
6512 PC 6512 -------- -------- -------- --------
6513 PC 6513 -------- -------- -------- --------
6514 PC 6514 -------- -------- -------- --------
6515 PC 6515 -------- -------- -------- --------
6516 PC 6516 -------- -------- -------- --------
6517 PC 6517 -------- -------- -------- --------
6518 PC 6518 -------- -------- -------- --------
6519 PC 6519 -------- -------- -------- 09-??-78
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.