Re: PC: PC SD-40 handbrake

["Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 9 SD40's that the B&O handed down to the CNJ (later CR 6285-6292) had a
rear handbrake.  If I remember right though PC/CR SD40's were numbered
funny - CR 6293-6357 are actually older (PRR) SD40's and CR 6240-6284 were
new to PC.   I noticed in most other cases the oldest units of each model
tended to get the lowest re-number, IE if units got 3800 series numbers and
one group of said model was built in 1965, another in 1970, the 1965 units
would start the series numbering.

Bill K.

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> From: Walt Gay <waltrail -AT- erols.com>
> To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
> Subject: Re: PC: PC SD-40 handbrake
> Date: Saturday, May 15, 1999 12:13 AM
> 
> EMDSD80MAC -AT- aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > The handbrake on the SD40 was in 2 places. The early SD40 had the
handbrake
> > at the rear of the long hood. the newer SD40 1969 and newer had them on
the
> > fireman's side of the short hood
> 
> 
> I thought it was the other way around?
> 
> 					Walt