SP/SSW SD45T-2 #9389 question

RRfan Oct 28, 2007

  1. RRfan

    RRfan TrainBoard Member

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    is the bicentennial unit sd45t-2 still alive and in the same paint

    (just checking on it):tb-smile:
     
    RRfan, Oct 28, 2007
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  2. Scott Stutzman

    Scott Stutzman TrainBoard Member

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    Probably not, Should have been re-painted into SP scarlet and grey many moons ago.:)
     
    Scott Stutzman, Oct 28, 2007
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  3. Triplex

    Triplex TrainBoard Member

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    I doubt there are any Bicentennial units from any railroad still in service in those colors. Probably some Bicentennial engine must've been retired in those colors and gone to a museum in that form, or else been restored to that scheme. But most were repainted by the end of the 70s.
     
    Triplex, Oct 28, 2007
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  4. SP 9811

    SP 9811 TrainBoard Member

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    She was repainted back into Bloody around 1980.
     
    SP 9811, Oct 28, 2007
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  5. RRfan

    RRfan TrainBoard Member

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    why do they do it
     
    RRfan, Oct 28, 2007
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  6. SSW9389

    SSW9389 TrainBoard Member

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    I believe she was Gripped as the SP6833 and later wrecked in an accident in Tucson in the early 1990s. She gone!
     
    SSW9389, Oct 28, 2007
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  7. RRfan

    RRfan TrainBoard Member

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    thats sad news
     
    RRfan, Oct 28, 2007
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  8. RRfan

    RRfan TrainBoard Member

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    its still or it was still 9389
     
    RRfan, Oct 31, 2007
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  9. SSW9389

    SSW9389 TrainBoard Member

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    No the SSW 9389 was rebuilt as the SP 6833. The SSW 9389 lives on in our memories. Who ever heard of SP 6833?
     
    SSW9389, Oct 31, 2007
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  10. Mr. SP

    Mr. SP Passed away August 5, 2016 In Memoriam

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    The prototype might be gone but the Athearn model is still in service on the layout.
     

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    Mr. SP, Oct 31, 2007
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  11. CHARGER

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    Personnaly I liked the LA Olympic scheme much better. I actually saw it in person as a kid.
     
    CHARGER, Oct 31, 2007
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  12. RRfan

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    it is still in service on my layout
     
    RRfan, Oct 31, 2007
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  13. HemiAdda2d

    HemiAdda2d Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    I'd love to have a Bicentennial Tunnel Motor on my layout... But it's hard to justify a 90-dollar loco that simply doesn't fit my layout. The only reason it would be seen on the Grande was a run back west after Bicentennial celebrations back east.
    If there were such things.
     
    HemiAdda2d, Oct 31, 2007
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  14. OC Engineer JD

    OC Engineer JD Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    There were alot of different gatherings of Bi-Centennial units both east and west for photo shoots, so it would be possible. :)
     
    OC Engineer JD, Oct 31, 2007
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  15. RRfan

    RRfan TrainBoard Member

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    on firsthobby.com they are 72.00 a bargain
     
    RRfan, Oct 31, 2007
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