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Tuscan red Penn Central E-8

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Posted by gmpullman on Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:59 PM

I don't recall any being painted as such.

Here's the 4219 two years after merger:

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc4219g.jpg

And in PRR days:

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/prr/prr4219gga.jpg

There were, of course, the New York Central Century Green E8s 4053 and 4083 along with E7-B 4108 done in 1961 as a trial along with gray, 4052, 4055 and 4080, but that isn't what you're looking for. 

Maybe others have some insight...

Ed

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Posted by sandusky on Sunday, January 17, 2016 10:13 AM

The units I am interested in were painted a fresh, new coat of Tuscan Red and proper full-sized PC worms logos applied.

 

 

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, January 16, 2016 10:56 PM

There were plenty of "patched" Tuscan PRR E7s & 8s like this one...

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc4273dsa.jpg

Or here:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=264553&nseq=4

By the same token there were quite a few New York Central E's still in gray even into the mid 1970s with just a quickie patch job. Especially the E7s like 4219, that were being quickly scrapped and P-C didn't have the cash for repainting the entire locomotive.

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Tuscan red Penn Central E-8
Posted by sandusky on Saturday, January 16, 2016 9:28 PM

I'm told three were red with the PC logo; one was numbered 4219; anyone know the numbers or the other two?

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