E7A (EA7) SLSF 2005 "Winchester"

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  1. Featster

    Featster Member

    What was the "KD Line Local"?
     
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  2. Karl

    Karl 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    The Kansas Division (KD) local passenger trains ran between Monett, MO and Wichita, KS via Joplin, MO.

    The train had connections with the Meteor at Monett.
     
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  3. A great photo of FRISCO's E7A 2005 "Winchester".

    I really like the atmosphere as if a veteran soldier who was active in passenger transport is taking a break.

    The faded red looks great too. It would be great if you could reproduce it with a model.

    I learned a lot about the details of passenger transportation.

    Thank you for the wonderful photos.
     
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  4. palallin

    palallin Member

    It is relatively fresh!

    But it also looks to be just about as dented up as the pilot on Winchester.
     
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  5. Thank you for your wonderful information.

    When I look at the picture of the E7A (EA7) SLSF 2005 "Winchester", I think about it deeply.

    In particular, the SLSF 2000 and SLSF 2003 Texas Special machines had exactly the same paint as the MKT.

    I really want to know why MKT and FRISCO split into different policies after only 3 years of spending the cost of beautiful decorations when they first appeared.

    If anyone knows how this happened, please let me know.
     
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  6. gstout

    gstout Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Both the Frisco and the MKT Texas Special units were delivered with the fluted, stainless steel side panels and were intended for assignment to a particular train.

    They were the only units delivered to either road with the stainless side panels.

    Afterward, almost certainly as a cost-saving, subsequent Frisco E7A (EA7) and later E8A units were delivered with painted sides.

    So then, the question became, what would the newer units look like?

    MKT tried to emulate the earlier look with the E8As and various other cab units, but with silver paint instead of stainless steel.

    Frisco went for a different look altogether, and eventually all its E7As (EA7s) were remodeled to look like the newer, and hence, more "modern" E8As.

    MKT only owned the original Texas Special units, which retained their original liveries for their entire service lives.

    Of course, all of the above became moot around 1960 when both roads began opting for increasingly "simplified" liveries.

    GS
     
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  7. Mr. gstout,

    Thank you for sharing the details of the Texas Special E7A (EA7).

    Cost reduction was the main reason. Your explanation has cleared a long standing question for me.

    Thank you very much. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

    As you can see, it costs a lot to maintain and manage the beautiful decorations on the Texas Special locomotive.

    I understand from your explanation that MKT also removed the early stainless steel and changed to silver paint on the PA-1. I understand that MKT's E8A and F units are the same.

    I also learned how the Frisco E7A (EA7) received the same paint and modifications as the E8A. I have seen the paint of E7A (EA7) and E8A from various roads in America, but I think the red paint of Frisco's E7A (EA7) and E8A from 1950 is original only to FRISCO.
     
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