Re: Southern Pacific E2 #6011
Author: Chris Walker
Date: 01-23-2018 - 19:57
George Andrews Wrote:
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> Pilawt Wrote:
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> > Looks relevant to me. Drew's photo is a 1965
> view
> > of the same unit that's in the OP. 6011A was
> > renumbered 6017 in 1949, and rebuilt rebuilt
> with
> > an E7 nose.
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> Well -- it's kind of an E - 7 nose, but with F -
> Unit numberboards. Perhaps the source of the
> confusion ???
Since the E-2 was completely rebuilt with an E-7 carbody from EMD(18th Feb 1954),
and the EMD E-7 models were built with F-unit styled numberboards,
.....just where is the confusion?
Chris
in New Zealand