Did the N&W have any GP38s?

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Nathan,

The so-called "skunk" units had a broad white stripe with the Norfolk and Western lettering in black inside the stripe.  Sort of resembled Southern units.  I don't remember now how many there were, or what the numbers were, but I believe there was about 4 of them.

I modeled one of these in N scale recently.  Rather striking units among the normal solid black.

John Samples



---- nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote: 

> Hi Nathan;

> 

> Yes, sixty GP38AC new from EMD in 1971.  Dynamic brakes, large fuel tanks.

> 

> "N&W GP38AC 4100-4159 built 1971, first new units delivered in black with 

> the large NW image in white."

> from  http://rome.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0008e&L=smrf&T=0&P=539

> 

> Then 4160-4163 were ex Illinois Terminal GP38-2

> http://www.thedieselshop.us/NW.HTML

> 

> Also see Modeling a N&W "Skunk" GP38AC Mainline Modeler, October 1989

> 

> Nigel F Misso

> 

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> 

> >I feel sure the N&W had some Kind of GP38s on there roster. By saying some 

> >kind I mean GP38/GP38-2/GP38AC. 

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