NS Heritage Fleet Thread

[cbehr91]

http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20New ... fleet.aspx

From TRAINS newswire, NS will create a fleet of 18 locomotives - 8 GEVOs and 10 SD70ACes - in honor of their 30th anniversary as a tribute to their company's predecessors. The railroads that will have units painted are in the article.

Discuss.

[MDH]

The 18 predecessor railroads selected for heritage paint are:

• Central of Georgia
• Conrail
• Erie
• Erie Lackawanna
• Leigh Valley (red)
• New Haven (not definite yet)
• New York Central
• Nickel Plate Road
• Norfolk & Western (blue)
• Penn Central
• Pennsylvania (Tuscan Red)
• Pittsburg & West Virginia
• Reading
• Savanna & Atlanta
• Southern
• Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia
• Virginian
• Wabash

Still in shock - feels like an "Aril Fools" post but it's on Trains Newswire!

[atrainguy60]

Hallelujah! It'd be nice if CSX would do the same, with Heritage engines for Chessie, B&O, C&O, Seaboard System, ect.

[~Z~]

So who wants to post up a picture of each of the older 18 schemes so we have something to compare the new NS units against?
One, two, three..not it!

[strugglin]

Whoa, my post disappeared and this one reappeared!

Either way this is exciting news, can't wait to see them in person!

[Clay320]

Absolutely amazing! Can't wait to see them.

[TrainWatcher]

Really glad Wick Morrman and the NS Gang have realized what the UP has done with their "Heritage Fleet" and the amount of attention they get as well as coverage. Personally I'd love to see all the NYC, PRR Tuscan, CR, PC, New Haven and EL locomotives together. Even the Wabash in passenger scheme would be kick arse on the Wabash!

[AC60CW]

Might give me a reason to actually go railfan the NS now.

[BL2-1843]

Hallelujah! It'd be nice if CSX would do the same, with Heritage engines for Chessie, B&O, C&O, Seaboard System, ect.

Already in the works, but don't count on any big announcement.

[MagnumForce]

Holy crap! Thank goodness they are going back to the Southern and NW mergers of the 60's and beyond too.

Can't wait to see a Wabash, Blue Bird Thundercab.

[cbehr91]

So who wants to post up a picture of each of the older 18 schemes so we have something to compare the new NS units against?
One, two, three..not it!

OK, I'll bite.


















Could not find a good P&WV image.

[MagnumForce]

I am having a crisis

[SHMILLER]

Can't wait to see these. I've been hoping CSX would do the same, but I won't hold my breath.

[DT&I]

P&WV, The model is pretty much what it looked like.

[AARR]

Nice posting all the pictures cbe! Thanks.

That last GP38 is rare in that it is high hood and no air box filter

[SD80MAC]

Per NS Locos on Facebook:

Well since the news has broken about the heritage units , I`ll go ahead and post this info.

SD70ACe : Savannah & Atlanta , Pittsburgh & West Virginia , Penn Central , Reading , Erie , Erie Lackawanna , Virginian , New Haven or 1960`s Norfolk Southern , New York Central , Wabash.

ES44AC : Conrail , N&W , Pennsy , Lehigh Valley , Nickle Plate Road , Southern Green : E8 style , Tennessee Alabama & Georgia , Central of Georgia.

[SHMILLER]

Here's a TAG unit.

[sd70accsxt700]

The SOUTHERN painted S&A unit is from when the SOU purchased lines and painted them all in SOU paint but put the railroads name spelled out on the long hood. This is NOT the paint they are going to do. So far after a half hour this is the best shot I could find of a S&A unit.

[redside20]

For a limited time only, green team vs red team...

[sd70accsxt700]

I wonder what RDG paint, this one or the other.