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My U23B is an Atlas model that came without a road number.  I chose 2324 since it was even and I could not find a picture of it in Chessie colors.  2324 may have made it though the entire Chessie Era looking like this, I don't have any evidence to the contrary.  The following were definetly painted in Chessie colors, 2300-2306, 2308-2311, 2313-2315, 2318-2323, and 2325-2329.  That leaves 2307, 2312, 2316, 2317, and 2324 as the only ones that could have never seen Chessie paint.  Since I use odd numbers for unpowered units and evens for powered units that really leaves me with 2312, 2316, and 2324 as possibilities.  I chose 2324 since it has good weathering and would make a good model.  Notice how the GE units paint peeled.  The area right behind the big "C&O" on the side always looked horrible on these units regardless of Chessie or predecessor paint.

Below is a Dean Heacock pic of the real #2324.  This unit was sold to the Seaboard System and traded in on an order of B36-7's in 1985.  It has since been scrapped.

Below are pics of my #2324.  Enjoy.

Here is a starting pic.  This is how it looks right out of the box.

Below is my finished #2324.  To see how I finished this locomotive click on the link above.