EXTERNAL: E-units - Southern practice

Wed Apr 10 18:15:24 EDT 2019

You're very correct Jim.  Later that year when I got a decent 35mm SLR and
the picture quality dramatically improved.  I often think what if I had had
my Canon 5D MKIII back than????  ...... but regardless we need to be
grateful for what we were able to shoot!  Those opportunities will never
come again.

Ed Painter; member #70, from Narrows, VA living in Cohutta, GA

On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 11:33 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
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> Ed … taking the pic is more important than the quality.  Many folks never
> bothered to record what was in front of them.  Granted, photography isn’t
> “for everyone” but those of us who often look at live thru a viewfinder now
> have supporting information to pass on to others and to correct our failing
> memories.  Thank YOU for taking the time to record this action (in between
> beers!).
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> Jim King
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> www.smokymountainmodelworks.com
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2019 9:14 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: EXTERNAL: E-units - Southern practice
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> As to E8A's in freight service on the RF&P -
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> When I was attending Randolph-Macon College (more accurately partying too
> much during) during 1970 -72, I became serious about taking railroad
> pictures.  (The RF&P went through the campus).  E-8s' were regularly in
> freight service.  I found a shot I did from 1972 with an old Kodak 35mm
> camera and High Speed Ektachrome film.  Its coming southbound through
> downtown Ashland, VA -  E8A 1007 leading either a GP35 or GP40 with an FP7A
> trailing.  A pretty darn poor quality shot but one you'll never get again.
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> Ed Painter: member #70, from Narrows, VA living in Cohutta, GA
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> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 4:28 PM NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <
> nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Cool pics, Jim.  Thanks for sharing!
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> -Eric Bott
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 09, 2019 14:06
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> *Subject:* EXTERNAL: E-units - Southern practice
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> Southern did this … usually an E-7 or E-8 and either F-3a or FP-7.  Fairly
> common practice in the ‘60s.  Attached is a pic of an E-7 with FP-7 in 1966
> (I think Train 42 was the northbound Pelican) and a pic of another
> northbound at Bristol about to hand off to the N&W.  The 2nd unit is an
> F-7.  I also have a pic of the Crescent in Mississippi with 3 E-8s and an
> FP-7 as 2nd unit.
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> Didn’t RF&P run E-8s in freight service lashups on an irregular basis?
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> Jim King
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> www.smokymountainmodelworks.com
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2019 12:01 PM
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> Jack is currently doing an “E and F Combo” project, for RR’s that ran
> E-Units and F-Units together regularly.  Maybe if RF&P used this practice,
> he would include them in his thinking.
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> Can anybody document such practice?
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> -Eric Bott
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> *Subject:* EXTERNAL: Re: E-units
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> A few years ago, Jack Vansworth at the Division Point was considering
> importing a series of E-8A diesels in brass.  I asked him about the
> possibility of importing the RF&P leased version in two road numbers.  He
> replied that if he "probably" went ahead with the E-8A project that he
> would "probably" do the leased RF&Ps.  That was several years ago and don't
> even know if the E-8A project is still on Jack's agenda.
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> Bill King
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> wckiii at verizon.net
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tue, Apr 9, 2019 8:50 am
> Subject: RE: E-units
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> The N&W E-units in ACL and/or RF&P colors were very poor sellers. The
> society had a hard time getting rid of them.
>
> Stephen Rineair
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> *Subject:* E-units
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> Is there any chance the Society could re-issue the N&W E-units in ACL
> and/or RF&P colors using Walthers models in HO? There seemed to be popular
> and I'm sure others would like them too.
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> Roger Huber
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> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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