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 Posted - March 02 2012 : 3:47:37 PM
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There are four variations of the Penn Central #4301 Alco
Small Number White #4301
Large Number White #4301
Large Number Orange #4301
Large Number #5628
Edited by - AF Kid on March 02 2012 3:53:49 PM
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Posted - March 02 2012 : 4:08:40 PM
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5th version on left below... 
Personally, for my purposes, I don't count the road# font styles as variations in their own right. They are, however, very handy for trying to date a particular piece as the fonts generally changed every couple years, and were usually not re-used. By font alone, the ho-hum red Santa Fe 430 must have a dozen variants.
But the different road numbers, and different colors, count in my book. Not to say I'm the authority... but one could go nuts chasing every font style on every roadname... 
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Posted - March 02 2012 : 7:49:39 PM
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I need to check but I think Ihave a PC 4301 cab number with 5628 number boards.
Found it. I believe that they, Tyco, used whatever numbers they had enough of at the time. The green is different also.
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Edited by - Alco Fan on March 02 2012 8:56:40 PM
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Posted - March 17 2012 : 3:59:19 PM
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If only Tyco had painted those locomotives black. I would have bought a trainload. (Pun intended.)
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