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Originally Posted by Scott K

That's what I get for trusting a decal manufacturer. I should have made sure I found a prototype photo first.

And I second the recommendation for the MR Cyclopedia. That, and the Mainline Modeler digital archive (Digital Magazine: Mainline Modeler Complete Collection [AV-15-195] - $89.95 : Chessieshop, The C&O Historical Society's Online Store) are among the best references out there.

Athearn used to sell an SD40 variant in NYC markings, despite the Water Level Route never having any six-motors. So it happens to all of us...

The real NYC 2372 was a post-1966 GP35, if memory serves built as 6172. (The 1966 roster realignment was based on horsepower ratings, aligning things for the PRR hostile-takeover under guise of "Penn Central merger.")