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C&O 614 was renumbered 611 (the "4" was allegedly chiseled into a "1" on the number plate and the cab number repainted) when its original number conflicted with leased RF&P 4-8-4 614 ca 1955-56.

Dave Stephenson


--- On Fri, 5/16/08, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

> Subject: Re: [VirginianRailwayEnthusiasts]"Takin' Twenty with theVirginian Brethren"

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> Date: Friday, May 16, 2008, 8:41 PM

> Ed,

> 

> Thanks.  Seems I have a vague recollection that when it

> first entered excursion service it was renumbered 610 to

> avoid a conflict with a Chessie diesel locomotive number. 

> And I wasn't sure when it got correctly renumbered.  Or

> is it the other way around?

> 

> Sam

> 

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