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NS Heritage Fleet Thread
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:55 pm
by 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.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:09 pm
by 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!
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:18 pm
by atrainguy60
Hallelujah! It'd be nice if CSX would do the same, with Heritage engines for Chessie, B&O, C&O, Seaboard System, ect.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:47 pm
by ~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!
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:49 pm
by strugglin
Whoa, my post disappeared and this one reappeared!
Either way this is exciting news, can't wait to see them in person!
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:52 pm
by Clay320
Absolutely amazing! Can't wait to see them.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:54 pm
by 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!
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:01 pm
by AC60CW
Might give me a reason to actually go railfan the NS now.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:40 pm
by BL2-1843
atrainguy60 wrote: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.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:47 pm
by 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.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:50 pm
by cbehr91
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:01 pm
by MagnumForce
I am having a crisis
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:03 pm
by SHMILLER
Can't wait to see these. I've been hoping CSX would do the same, but I won't hold my breath.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:31 pm
by DT&I
P&WV, The model is pretty much what it looked like.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:32 pm
by AARR
Nice posting all the pictures cbe! Thanks.
That last GP38 is rare in that it is high hood and no air box filter
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:33 pm
by 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.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:17 pm
by SHMILLER
Here's a TAG unit.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:51 pm
by 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.
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:54 pm
by redside20
For a limited time only, green team vs red team...
Re: NS Heritage Fleet For Real This Time?
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:29 pm
by sd70accsxt700
I wonder what RDG paint, this one or the other.
