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MONON Trains => Diesel Locomotives => Topic started by: Tom Kepshire on February 09, 2012, 12:36:18 pm

Title: F3 Units
Post by: Tom Kepshire on February 09, 2012, 12:36:18 pm: EMD F3 209 and sister at Dearborn Station, Chicago waiting for their next assignment, or hookers.
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Post by: Stew Winstandley on February 13, 2012, 09:42:06 pm: 81-B on #6 at New Albany wye, 1952
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Post by: Tom Kepshire on February 14, 2012, 12:00:42 am: Nice photo Stew. One that I had not seen before. Very nice.
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Post by: Stew Winstandley on February 14, 2012, 12:03:31 am: I took that one.
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Post by: Tom Kepshire on February 14, 2012, 10:20:11 am: Just one? You holding back? Just kidding. Nice photo.
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Post by: Pete Pedigo on February 14, 2012, 11:19:05 pm: Stew, how old were you when you took that picture ? 5 years old ! Brownie Camera !
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Post by: Stew Winstandley on February 15, 2012, 11:54:16 am: Atttached is an Andy Pearce photo taken in Fishers of a MILW F7. I like the paint job.
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Post by: Lee Yoder on February 16, 2012, 11:44:46 am: :)

Just wondering, was that picture of the girl or the locomotive

Lee Yoder
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Post by: Joe Land on February 16, 2012, 11:58:44 am: What locomotive?
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Post by: David Longest on February 16, 2012, 12:25:25 pm: Quote from: Lee Yoder on February 16, 2012, 11:44:46 am
:)

Just wondering, was that picture of the girl or the locomotive

Lee Yoder
Her curves are unforgettable.
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Post by: Don Kuhlman on February 16, 2012, 02:10:38 pm: Good one guys...
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Post by: Tim T Swan on February 16, 2012, 09:03:21 pm: Bet she's got a great caboose, too...............................
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Post by: steven benson on March 17, 2012, 03:40:12 am: very nice picture,which year was this taken
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Post by: Sharon Eberhard on October 30, 2012, 10:18:31 pm: It is in Fishers. It is 83A from ITM. Some time post-1971

Sharon
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Post by: David Longest on January 10, 2013, 03:20:01 pm: A photo that would get you into nothin' but trouble.
And now a days they call tangerines "Cuties", Huh!

DL
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Post by: George Lortz on April 24, 2013, 09:52:12 am: Interesting photo from eBay. First, it was taken early in the life of the F3s because both units (A and B) are numbered 84. Second, it's a rare shot of the Monon in downtown Indy pretty close to Union Station.

George L.
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Post by: Robert Wheeler on April 24, 2013, 04:45:45 pm: On the picture you can see the white unit numbers, not quite legible (84A and 84B (or reversed)) just ahead of the hand rails at the bottom rear of each unit.
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Post by: Ron Marquardt on April 24, 2013, 08:09:22 pm: At that time the small numbers at the bottom rear of each unit were for mechanical department identification. The large numbers on the number boards were for transportation department use in train identifications, and the two units were considered a (one) locomotive. / Ron
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Post by: Chuck Stewart on August 09, 2013, 01:17:44 pm: Thanks, George!
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Post by: Robert Wheeler on February 22, 2014, 01:07:02 pm: I have a photocopy of CI&L Drawing G-5304 of colors for F-3 A unit.

It has the following notes about colors and early dates they were used:

Light Grey to Dark Gray - 2-10-55
Roof to black [NO Date]

PAINTING DATA
__[Bracket]
| 254-5293 DUCO Light Gray
Before 9-54| 254-54925 M DUCO Red
| 254-54924 DUCO Dark Grey
| 254-21 DUCO White
|
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| 85-005 DULUX Black

See Card -5142 For New Colors

White is indicated for the 1" stripe under the grill (between Light Grey and Red) and 3" stripe between the Red and Dark Grey. No Gold stripe is indicated around the white stripes.

The drawing has been scanned and sent to Tom Kepshire in two parts as it is on an 11x17 and I can only scan 8.5x11.
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Post by: Robert Gibson on February 10, 2015, 09:51:52 am: Does anyone know when the black headlight stripes were phased out on the freight engines?
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Post by: Steve Dolzall on February 10, 2015, 02:42:37 pm: Starting in 1961 when the decision was made to paint all F-units (passenger or freight) in the black and gold scheme

Steve
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Post by: Robert Gibson on February 10, 2015, 07:46:16 pm: Steve, thanks for the information.