Another special NS unit coming!
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dare, i fix it, it look bettar now.
it has sea shell on it. perdy.
it has sea shell on it. perdy.
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Could you fix that shanty behind the unit too
Much better. We'll see if they go back and make tweaks, like they did on some of the heritage units.
Much better. We'll see if they go back and make tweaks, like they did on some of the heritage units.
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Aaaaaaaaand here's a video of how they painted it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eAk2rWjGrE&sns=fb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eAk2rWjGrE&sns=fb
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I might be completely wrong, but I think simply changing the red pilot to black could help it a lot.
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Ditch the red entirely, the red is an off color too.
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Re: Another special NS unit coming!
GTW Also had an idea similar too this with GTW 1776. The unit is now scrapped, but NS Wasn't the only one too have an idea similar too this.TrainWatcher wrote:What do you get when you cross a CP GP9, an NS SD60E and a former Conrail paint shop?Mr. Tops wrote:Looks like an identity crisis between CP, Conrail and NS. Yellow handrails just add to the festivities. Fugly paintscheme on a fugly engine. Maybe it's the black? Bring the red down over the windshield and then everything below that blue? I like the GP9 fan on the turbocharger, too.
In all seriousness, CSX and BNSF should follow suit as well as UP.
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The GTW 1776 was NOT scrapped. It went on to become CV 5808, and now LLPX 2216.
The GTW unit was a part of the 1976 Bicentennial, in which most railroads had a unit to celebrate Americas 200th birthday.
The GTW unit was a part of the 1976 Bicentennial, in which most railroads had a unit to celebrate Americas 200th birthday.
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Here are a few links to some of the bicentennial locomotives:
http://www.railroad.net/photos/bicentennial/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23065916@N ... 279036035/
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/bicent/bicent.html
Many railroads had more than one.
http://www.railroad.net/photos/bicentennial/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23065916@N ... 279036035/
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/bicent/bicent.html
Many railroads had more than one.
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I forgot just how badass the Cotton Belt and Southern Pacific units looked.
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I don't think that the NS engine could come close to most of those in terms of paint scheme. I agree with Y@ and the GG1 is pretty neat too
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I think my top three are GTW, DT&I, MILW
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One look at the Conrail GG-1 Bi-centenial unit and I almost had to get a new keyboard. Wow, the seventies sure did suc*. How did we ever make it through all of that?YpsiAmtrakBoy wrote:I don't think that the NS engine could come close to most of those in terms of paint scheme. I agree with Y@ and the GG1 is pretty neat too
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This MILW scheme reminds me of another paint job used by a current railroad:Mr. Tops wrote:I think my top three are GTW, DT&I, MILW
ah yes, the LIRR;
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There were a lot of things wrong in the 70s. I'm sure glad we made it through that decade...Standard Railfan wrote: One look at the Conrail GG-1 Bi-centenial unit and I almost had to get a new keyboard. Wow, the seventies sure did suc*. How did we ever make it through all of that?
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