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Lindsay Korst asked: > Hi GNGOATers... > > Okay, basic question for the diesel-gurus among us... > > Did the Great Northern F-7's (okay and P-7's) have dynamic brakes?... ________________________________________________________________________ Lindsay, As a general rule (there are always exceptions), GN's freight F-units had dynamic brakes, passenger F-units did not have dynamic brakes. Also, as a general rule, and there were numerous exceptions to this, freight F-units had single headlights and passenger F-units had dual headlights. Hope this is what you were looking for. Cheers, Kert Peterson =============================== Subject: Re: Depot Colors Goats: For those of you who were discussing the colors of depots and other line side buildings of the Great Northern, I have done some research on this subject. >From Reference Sheet No. 135 of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society, dated June 1988, I have found the following information on page 7, lower right hand corner; 1. 1913. Corrspondence between GN personnel and R.C. Stephens, Architect of the Frisco Lines indicate that the "Frisco Standard" was adopted about 1913 by the GN, consisting of a light body with a dark olive trim. 2. 8-4-1918. Communication between Louis Hill to Ralph Budd refers to a standard of "yellow-buff with green trim", confirming the above mentioned light body with dark olive trim. 3. 10-18-1944. Communication from Frank Gavin to a stockholder disclosed that colors for depot and section buildings had been a light gray with lighter trim for some years. 4. 8-27-1968. Correspondance between J.W. Hayes and B.G. Anderson, and between Robert Downing and Frank Perrin indicated that the standard depot colors had been white body with green trim for several years. Other sources indicate that this color scheme came into use just after World War II. So, depending on the time frame that you are modeling, these are the colors you should use for your depots and section buildings of the GN. These reference sheets are well researched, commonly with documentation by GN papers and correspondance between GN Ry officers and employees. They are peer reviewed by a staff of GN historians who know their stuff. Reference sheets are an excellent source of accurate information for modeling and other uses. It pays to hang onto the reference sheets as they come out, keep them in a single collection and in good order. Replacements are available for a while - but who knows? If you are not a GNRHS member, but a student or modeler of the GN, this is an excellent reason to join and keep your membership up to date. You'll never know what you might learn about the good ol' GN from authoritative sources; the GN guys - the Goats! George Maher GNRHS member ==================================== Subject: On This Date Dear Goats, We all know the 3 named Locomotives of the GNRY, those being, the William Crooks # 1, Hustle Muscle # 400 and finally Marathon # 2517. It was on this date in 1925 that GN P-2 # 2517 made its famed Silk Train run to St.Paul and then returned to Seattle on the Oriental Limited, thus earning the name " Marathon." One of Marathons sister engines is the one at Pasco, Washington, the # 2507...Bax... S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
