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George Lortz

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C628 vs SD-50
« on: February 10, 2016, 04:25:14 pm »
Conrail eventually owned the former-Monon C628s before they were scrapped.  The CR C628s were numbered 6729 - 6737.  Unfortunately, CR later had a set of SD-50s that were numbered the same.  Both locomotives were six-axle.

When looking at a photo of a CR locomotive in this numbering scheme, how do tell whether it is a C628 or an SD-50?

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Justin Asbery

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Re: C628 vs SD-50
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2016, 04:46:27 pm »
This is an SD50.
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George Lortz

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Re: C628 vs SD-50
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2016, 04:21:54 pm »
Justin,

Thanks.  I think the SD-50s all have a panel on the side that sticks out like your photo shows.  Do you have any idea what these locomotives are?

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Justin Asbery

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Re: C628 vs SD-50
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2016, 05:28:20 pm »
The two with conventional cabs (Spartan) are SD50's which were later rebuilt into SD40E's by NS. The other two with wide cabs are SD60I's.
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George Lortz

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Re: C628 vs SD-50
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2016, 10:35:37 am »
Justin,

Many thanks for your information.

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