Been seeing some buzz about this, Conrail 4601. Man, it's in rough shape:
Rusty
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If and when it gets repainted, I wonder which paint scheme they will choose? Virginian, New Haven, Penn Central, or Conrail?
What and where is the IRM?
Originally Posted by ecd15:
If and when it gets repainted, I wonder which paint scheme they will choose? Virginian, New Haven, Penn Central, or Conrail?
Hopefully it would be painted and lettered for the original owning railroad.
Originally Posted by C W Burfle:
What and where is the IRM?
Illinois Railway Museum: Union, Illinois, about 60 NW of Chicago.
Rusty
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by ecd15:
If and when it gets repainted, I wonder which paint scheme they will choose? Virginian, New Haven, Penn Central, or Conrail?
Hopefully it would be painted and lettered for the original owning railroad.
If I had a vote, it would be for the New Haven. Virginian would be my second choice.
Rusty
Since Roanoke has one already painted in Virginian colors, number 135, IRM should paint it in New Haven colors. The paint scheme was unique to the EF4 (NH designation of the EL-C/E-33), and imho, the best post-McGinnis paint scheme.
Stuart
Well would you look at that...
Looks like Altoona will be repainting it in Conrail blue. As someone under 50 years old who remembers seeing these in Conrail service, I'm happy!
Are you sure it's going to be conrail? The Altoona works fb page says it's not announced yet?
Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence:
Are you sure it's going to be conrail? The Altoona works fb page says it's not announced yet?
Whatever paint job it comes out of Altoona with, it'll be better than it's current condition. One less restoration IRM has to worry about.
Rusty
Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence:
Are you sure it's going to be conrail? The Altoona works fb page says it's not announced yet?
I'm basing that on what was posted on the Railway Preservation News forum.
I saw that loco last year while riding on The Valley Railroad. If you go on the first train on the first Saturday of the month, you get to ride on the Saybrook Special. They run the train south from the station through the yard that has that E44, a PC RS3, some old New Haven MU cars, etc. All in rough physical shape.
Glad to see this one getting restored!
Found it. It'll look good in conrail paint
4601 was gone yesterday when I rode the Saybrook Special. Apparently it left 8/19/15 via the Providence and Worcester RR.
I bet that the E33 model made by Lionel maid more money then it did for GE.
Somehow, I think the profit on the 12 prototype Virginian EL-C's (E33's) trumps Lionel's entire production.
Rusty
Too bad Lionel couldn't use the FM chassis for the basis of their E33C. Those fat motors precluded scale width hoods !
