Casey Akin Wrote:
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> While the smoke box (front?) number plate appears
> to have a normal 7 on it, I can not account for
> the cab... This seems to be a weird number.
>
> In my opinion, when engines were freshly
> overhauled, they got stenciled numbers and were
> crisp, clean, and conforming. When they went in
> for other reasons, it seems the painters did a
> more free hand job of the lettering and numbers.
> Maybe someone got a little creative with the cab
> numbers. To me, it doesn't look like an upside
> down 2, but an exaggerated 7...
>
> Casey
Casey
I think that its some of the steam that is making the 7 look that way. I have a photo somewhere of a shop crewman in Alamosa hand painting 487's number.
William
aka drgwk37