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01/27/2000 7:13
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Bill Kuebler |
If you F-unit fans have
the book, you can refer to the F-unit section in NP Color Pict. Vol 3 for more of these details. Meanwhile, re:
passenger B-units in Loewy: 1. F-3s had metal letters affixed to two
horizontal metal bars which, in turn,
were affixed to all F-3s' chicken wire type grilles. When freight
F-3Bs were converted to passenger
(6551B-6553B), they were given this same lettering, in the same manner, but these three units
kept their middle portholes. All the
other pass. F-3Bs had only two portholes each side (except for one odd
unit which had two on one side and
three on the other!). 2. F-7s had
the same type of metal letters individually affixed directly to the grille. Same spacing. There were no
"F-5" B-units (late phase F-3s; "F-5" was an NP designation), only F-5As. 3. F-9s: same treatment as the F-7s,
except the grilles were Farr type
grilles. All NP passenger
B-units in the Loewy scheme had this metal lettering during their entire NP careers. The letters
themselves were the same size, font
(Roman), and spacing on all passenger B-units. I s'pose Menk would have liked to rip them off the units in '67, just
like he covered over the Mainstreet of
the Northwest slogan on several of the cab units, but thanks to good
NP shop forces who affixed the metal
lettering so as to last awhile, that move would have required some effort--and money. Ha. F3,
Loewy Passenger Paint Scheme, Details, Grille Letterboard,
Lettering Compiler C Frissell |