The Frisco Archive has two photographs of E8A SLSF 2020 in Mandarin orange and white freight colors both taken in 1967. Were any of the other E8As put into this paint job and what year were they taken out of service?
Nick, According to Dr. Mike Condren's old "Paint Shop" Column on E-Unit paint schemes only SLSF 2017, SLSF 2020 and SLSF 2022 received the Mandarin orange and white scheme, designated as "FR-P6" in his article. http://condrenrails.com/Frisco/Frisco_PaintShop_Es.htm I would swear that I have read in Frisco in Color that there were a total of four E8As that were painted in this scheme, but I would have to check. With the demise of Frisco passenger service in 1967, the E units were disposed of shortly thereafter. Dr. Condren lists 1967-1969 as the era for the FR-P6 scheme. I cannot find any actual disposition dates right now, but perhaps others can chime in or I will look later. Best Regards,
Glad I checked, since my initial guess was wrong. Marre and Sommers' Frisco Diesel Power note that "2017 was one of three repainted in July [1967] with the Mandarin orange and white image." They further note that 11 of 23 E-Units were gone by August 1967, with all gone by October 1968. Best Regards,
