RE: (erielack) EL 'What if' Query

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_optonline.net>]

Michael Dye asked:

> As my roster includes a number of rebuilds: SD45 (Series) 
> engines, rebuilt 
> to SD40-2 standards and GP35s rebuilt to GP39-2 standards 
> [Models SD40-2(H) 
> and GP39-2(H) {Rebuilt at Hornell}, my question is, Do you 
> suppose that the 
> EL would have renumbered the units from 3600s and 2500s to 
> 3000s and 2000s, 
> or just left them as they were?

Good question. The only real example we have of this on the EL is the
rebuilding of RS3m (note they referred to it as "m", not "H" :) 1060. It was
kept in the RS3 number series.

Of course, I think it also had the same (or similar) 1500 horsepower, so
they might have chosen to leave it in that slot.

Not sure how they'd handle rebuilds, but I would lean towards the 3000 and
2300 series (GP39-2's are 2300 hp from a 12-cylinder prime mover). Or, since
you might assume the EL did get those GE U23B's, the 2350 series? :)

	- Paul

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