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Styling or Prototype model???

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Styling or Prototype model???
Posted by trainmaster247 on Friday, May 19, 2017 10:38 AM

I have what I am told is a Styling model for an EMD E unit. It is unlettered but has the B&O scheme. It was taken from the EMD library during it's clean out and the person who gave it to me used to work for EMD. It was saved from the garbage and I wonder how important was this to railroad history? Is it very rare or are there many of this thing. Some photos, albeit blurry ones can be found here: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/30088

So any ideas?

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Posted by RME on Friday, May 19, 2017 1:47 PM

trainmaster247
So any ideas?

Bring this to Preston Cook's attention on RyPN (model preservation is still legitimate historic preservation).  If he does not know the answers, he will know someone who can give them to you.

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Posted by WM7471 on Friday, May 19, 2017 3:06 PM

It would appear to be a model of an EMD E-6 (The B&O had 8 of them I think)

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Posted by pajrr on Sunday, May 21, 2017 5:06 AM

The B&O Museum in Baltimore might be interested in the model if you are looking for a home for it.

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Posted by trainmaster247 on Monday, May 22, 2017 8:59 AM

pajrr

The B&O Museum in Baltimore might be interested in the model if you are looking for a home for it.

 

 

I am interested in keeping it though they are probably worth contacting for some info thanks for the help to all!

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