NW 1776 questions:

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Thanks for the help. I updated the page with the below

On May 4, 2011 at 4:50 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:



> Gene -

> 

> The 1776 at the VMT is the original N&W 1776 built in February 1970.  The

> locomotive was painted in bicentennial colors in early (April?) 1974,

> presumably by the Roanoke Shops.  It was repainted to black in either 1979 or

> 1980 from what I can gather by photographic evidence.  The engine was retired

> by NS in February 1988 and donated to the VMT in April 1991 where it was once

> again repainted in bicentennial colors by VMT volunteers.

> 

> Jeff Hawkins

> 

> 

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> Subject: NW 1776 questions:

> 

> I'm createing a page highlighting a photo of N&W 1776 at the VMT.

> http://www.genebowker.com/fading-glory in my Railroads 101 series.

>  

> I want to improve the information on the page, so I have a few questions:

>  

> 1) Was the SD45 renumbered to 1776?

> 2) When was the unit repainted? Was this done in Roanoke?

> 3) When was the unit officially retired?

> 4) Who is the official owner of the unit?

>  

> Thanks in advance as always for the help!

>  

> Gene Bowker http://genebowker.com/  

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