NW 1776 questions:

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In 1978 N&W received EMD SD40-2 #6175 and GE C30-7 # 8010 in a variation of N&W Tuscan Red paint and deluxe gold (or bright yellow) lettering. In 1979 five more GE C30-7's painted in this scheme were received; 8076, 8077, 8078, 8079 and 8080.

Ed Painter - Narrows, VA currently living in Russellville, AR


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Harry,

I believe you are right that the GE 8076 was red (Tuscan, that is - let's not start on what color "Tuscan Red" is. It depends on what the meaning of "is" is).

But I know from personal sitings that Mr. Claytor was assigned the 6175, EMD, SD40-2, which was also painted red..

I photographed him at Blue Ridge one day, with a younger Claytor firing for him.

Jeff Sanders

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Gene,

The N&WHS journal, The Arrow, has had a couple of articles (Vol. 19, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2003 and Vol. 24, No. 3, July-Sept. 2008) on the N&W's Centennial locomotive, No. 1776.  In the former issue Bob Bowers lists a chronology of the 1776 which answers most of your questions as follows:
1) Was the SD45 renumbered to 1776?
        Yes
2) When was the unit repainted?
        5/74
    Was this done in Roanoke?
        Yes, Roanoke Shops paint shop
3) When was the unit officially retired?
        2/29/88
4) Who is the official owner of the unit?
        Donated to VMT 4/4/91

The N&W "builder's photo" made in front of Hotel Roanoke shows 1776 with "white walls".
After repainting, it's first assignment was No. 86 Roanoke - Norfolk.  From that time on,  there
were instructions that 1776 HAD to be the lead unit in any consist and that shops had to wash
the carbody before trips, but apparently the "white walls" were a one time deal.  During the
clerk's strike of 1978, Mr. Claytor ran freights Roanoke-Norfolk (and Mr. Dunlap took care of
the day-to-day operations).  Mr. Claytor had an assigned unit, but by recollection, it was
8076 (not 1776).  8076 was a GE painted tuscan red (or maybe it was maroon).  Harry Bundy


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