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Ed Painter - Narrows, VA

On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
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> What road numbers were assigned to the Red Birds?   Walter Davis
> On 10/27/2025 4:07 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List wrote:
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> I have photos of Red Bird GP-9s with Gothic Heralds; Red Bird GP-9s with
> Hamburger Heralds and Pevler Blue GP-9s with Hamburger Heralds.
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> But the one combination that I have never seen is a Pevler Blue GP-9 with
> a Gothic Herald.  That would truly be an amazing find.
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> Wouldn't everyone agree?
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> Bill King
> Arlington, Virginia
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> On Monday, October 27, 2025 at 03:25:32 PM EDT, NW Modeling List via
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> The Red Bird paint scheme first appeared in the fall of 1958, and was not
> changed until blue became standard in 1965. However not all units were
> repainted at that time, so the scheme lasted awhile longer.
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> Jim Nichols
> On Monday, October 27, 2025 at 11:05:01 AM CDT, NW Modeling List via
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> When did the Red Bird paint scheme first appear and how long did it last?
> Thanks.
> Jack Fletcher
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