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E9 (I don't think Kato made these in N scale - they made E8s).
How about absence/presence of the portholes?EDIT: Nevermind - I found bunch of E9s with portholes. And that was E7 which was the one not made by Kato.
The "Second Diesel Spotter's Guide" says the only difference between E8s and E9s is the headlight casing. E9s had rubber gaskets and recessed glass, E9s steel gaskets and flush glass, but they also note that "some E8s received steel gaskets", so would look exactly like E9s.Kato probably felt that no one would be able to see the difference in N scale.
I remember a move from California to Oregon. It was 1969,I think. My dad was driving a truck with our household belongings, and us kids were with Mom in the De Soto. Anyway, at one point we were cruising along, when a UP passenger train flew by; at the head end were several long diesels which I now know were either E8's or 9's. Mom stomped on the gas and finally we were able to catch up to and pace the units. I can still remember the roar from the engines at that speed, and being fascinated watching the journals move up and down.Heady stuff for us kids...I think my Mom enjoyed it too!Pardon the thread drift...Mark in Oregon
You mean like this?Maybe not quite Oregon, but... still...