I was flipping through "Delaware & Hudson in Color, Volume 1" this morning, and noticed pictures of RS-2s that had their battery boxes moved from below the frame to the running board behind the cab, ala RS-3s. A stepped-up RS-3 type handrail is also present.
(For those that have the book and would like to see an example, compare the photo of #4006 on page 27, taken in 1949-50, to the same loco on page 51 in 1962).
The fuel fill is still on the side of the cab, but otherwise these units have an RS-3 profile.
Does anyone know when and why the D&H did this apparent retro fit? Was it during the repaintings to blue and gray lightning stripes?
thanks,
Bill8106
(For those that have the book and would like to see an example, compare the photo of #4006 on page 27, taken in 1949-50, to the same loco on page 51 in 1962).
The fuel fill is still on the side of the cab, but otherwise these units have an RS-3 profile.
Does anyone know when and why the D&H did this apparent retro fit? Was it during the repaintings to blue and gray lightning stripes?
thanks,
Bill8106