Hi Ed!
???? The C-424m locos, N0. 451 to 456 had the non-"horned" "B" ends as seen by the image attached.

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From: "Ed Cox via groups.io"
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Ed Cox

Hi All!
???? If you look at the "B" ends of? 461 and 462, they have the "horns" at the rear of the radiators. So the Life-Like C-424 are very close to the C-424ms $61-463.
????? I never thought I would say this, but they look good in the "dip" scheme.

Bruce

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From: "Charles Woolever via groups.io"
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D&H #463, 462, 461 C424m fresh. Should be 1980. No other date or location.

I see the other D&H power. Taylor or Binghamton? Maybe the power lines over the yard are a tell. These were the G&W-financed Alcos from GE Hornell.

Charles

Hi All!
???? If you look at the "B" ends of? 461 and 462, they have the "horns" at the rear of the radiators. So the Life-Like C-424 are very close to the C-424ms $61-463.
????? I never thought I would say this, but they look good in the "dip" scheme.

Bruce

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From: "Charles Woolever via groups.io"
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Sent: Monday May 13 2024 9:35:47AM
Subject: [DandH-Railroad] Fresh Power

D&H #463, 462, 461 C424m fresh. Should be 1980. No other date or location.

I see the other D&H power. Taylor or Binghamton? Maybe the power lines over the yard are a tell. These were the G&W-financed Alcos from GE Hornell.

Charles

The two NJ engines, 4050 and 4051, were built by Montreal Locomotive Works, an Alco subsidiary. They were allowed by the US to operated into the US only on assignments that worked into Canada, otherwise the D&H would have to pay US import duty on them. The same rule applied in Canada regarding US power.

Heavy repairs on the two NJ units were done by CP at Angus Shops in Montreal. If the D&H replaced any parts on them the NJ would have to pay import duty on the value of the parts.

I remember one cold night at Rouses Point when Train 35 arrived with a single unit that had to be taken out of service and replaced with the RO yard engine which had a steam generator for train heat. It was standard practice to assign a passenger unit to RO Yard to protect that service.

Then the only unit available at RO was the NJ 4051. The yard crew had to finish building RW-6, and WR-1 had not arrived with its power. So certain arrangements were made with the US Customs officers at RO to look the other way for a few hours while NJ 4051 finished building the train for RW-6. International commerce was handled with little interruption.