Re: PC: LV C628s not all built to PC/PRR specs

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

They arrived too early for Cornell Red and all these units wore white
untill #630 got a crossover scheme of tuscan red with late lettering.  
Most but not all the rest got painted red; 4 were white on C-day.



Bill K.


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> From: Steve Vargo <anthrax7 -AT- excite.com>
> To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
> Subject: Re: PC: LV C628s not all built to PC/PRR specs
> Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 8:24 PM
> 
> 
>  According to an old Diesel Era, the ex-Monon C628s were heavier than the
> new-build C628s by around 5 tons or so. I don't have the exact figure
> accessible right now, so I'm not responsible to the nitpickers...
>  The reason why Monon ended up kicking their C628s back to Alco was
because
> they were just too big (read chubby) for their trackage. None of the
former
> Monons were given the nifty White Elephant paint, but Cornell Red
instead. 
> 
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:24:18 -0500, penn-central -AT- smellycat.com wrote:
> 
> >  The LV number 633-641 are the ex-Monon #400-#407. I don't believe that
> Alco
> >  rebuilt these while in their used locomotive lot.
> >  
> >  
> 
> 
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