Nifty catch! It's hard to believe that such a rusted out locomotive would be graffiti free!
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These two units definitely need a few months at the spa to make them look spiffy again.
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Great shot, Josh. Isn't this the newest cast member of the Walking Dead?
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Just goes to show, you should never be fooled by a shiny paint job.
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Like the SD40Ns, all that glitters is not Armor Yellow.
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| Posted by Tom on July 20, 2015 | |
Lots of street-rodders of today like the natural patina finish. This is the answer for anyone wanting it in a locomotive.
I think it's great to see one still moving on its own.
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Very cool! nice to see that there is no graffiti on these 2 old locos.....just wondering, what does the "A" mean in the road number?
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I'm not sure why no graffiti is such a surprise considering the units are in a museum.
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The A is for A unit, meaning it has a cab. It would be mated with a cabless B unit of the same road number, with a B added in place of the A.
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Milwaukee also had cab units with a "C" designation. Example, MILW 33C in restoration at IRM.
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If the railroad considered units to be a set, they could be numbered A,B,C and D. For example, A-B-B-A FT number 41 was numbered 41A, 41B, 41C, and 41D. This practice was eventually abandoned for the sake of flexibility.
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