Nostalgia & History > Forty Plus Years Ago (106) - EL 2452

EL 2452 (ALCO C-425), 2553 (EMD GP35), and 6321 (EMD F7A) are on the point of an eastbound in Kent, Ohio in the late 1960's/early 1970's.
Bob



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/30/20 14:51 by refarkas.

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EL had its newest power up front on that train.
Thanks for the great look back into history.
ALLEN

krm152 Wrote:
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> EL had its newest power up front on that train.

Sarcasm I hope lol. By the "late 60's-early 70's" the first SD45 units were delivered (1967) and the first U33C units (1968) were on the roster, soon followed by repeat orders of both. What's of interest to me is both the C425 and GP35 still carry their as delivered lettering and black background number boards. Surprisingly a couple of EL units made it all the way to C-day with the maroon Roman lettering on the gray. Also as a note, the EL GP35's ran 2551 through 2586, there never was a 2533 on the EL roster.

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH

In the late 1960's the EL wanted to know which locomotives were the most fuel efficient. They were not happy that their last six F3's beat all their newer power.
Bob