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What is your favorite paint scheme from the 50's.

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Anonymous
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What is your favorite paint scheme from the 50's.
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 5, 2005 2:05 PM
Remember that one edition of classical trains about the colorful 50's.
Well what was your favorite paint sceme of the 50's.[:)][:)][:P]
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Posted by passengerfan on Saturday, March 5, 2005 8:00 PM
Great Northern
Santa Fe
Northern Pacific
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Posted by jimrice4449 on Sunday, March 6, 2005 12:27 PM
There's an embarasment of riches for that period as most were such a vast improvement over current schemes where the primary consideration is cost (with the exception of BNSF). Assuming that you mean trains as opposed to engines; SP Daylight, GN Empire Builder, and IC Panama Limited
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Posted by locomutt on Sunday, March 6, 2005 12:58 PM
C & O's plain blue & yellow;works for me.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Sunday, March 6, 2005 5:08 PM
SP Daylight
SP Black Widow
ATSF Warbonnet
Nickle Plate (used on the PAs)
MKT/SLSF Texas Special
ACL
Seaboard passenger
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 7, 2005 3:02 AM
i would have to say that the wabash paint scheme was my favorite
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Posted by JanOlov on Monday, March 7, 2005 10:18 AM
Anything with a wee bit of colour will do for me.
Too many to choose from.
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 1:09 PM
A couple of choices: Erie's two-tone green passenger colors, BRC black and gray with yellow trim (the difference from today is in the details), Monon red and gray and IHB with the orange lightning stripe.
The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 9:55 PM
ATSF
NYC
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Posted by richardy on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 10:26 PM
Santa Fe Warbonnet.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 11:14 PM
I would have to say Santa Fe Warbonnet and Southern Pacific Daylight.
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Posted by West Coast S on Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:27 PM
Rock Island passenger power....Combines the best of Daylight and Warbonnet
SP the way it was in S scale
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:10 PM
PRR's Tuscan Red equipment with the 5 gold pinstripes for sure - so elegant
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 11, 2005 8:43 PM
ACL
ATSF
B&O
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:32 PM
purple passion of the atlantic coast line
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:58 AM
The AT&SF warbonnet on the F7 with the silver passenger cars.
Enjoy
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Posted by Hugh Jampton on Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:30 AM
Can't beat grey & maroon in my books. Looks good on both steamers and diesels.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:49 AM
Delaware Lackawanna & Western.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:31 PM
Ive always liked the scemes from the SF, D&H, Wabash, & B&O.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 4:22 PM
PRR 5 Tuscan 5 Stripe
DLW Freight scheme
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 6:05 PM
my first e.mail being in the heart of CN country I like their green & gold.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 7:44 PM
wabash passenger e8s,gmo passenger santa fe super cheif hard to beat these when they were clean
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 12:48 AM
I'd have to agree with IRONROOSTER and say the Santa Fe warbonnet on the F-7 Super Chief.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 3:23 PM
NYC
New Haven
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Posted by METRO on Monday, March 21, 2005 9:34 PM
B&M Maroon and Gold scheme and NYC's Lightning Stripe

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Posted by underworld on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 3:45 PM
B&O and C&O

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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:43 PM
B&O's Blue, Gray & Black with Gold trim and lettering; however on the Cincinnatian equipment, the Gold trim and lettering was done in Stainless steel's sliver.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:02 AM
B&O's first generation
NYC lightening stripes
Santa Fe warbonnet
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:48 PM

There were so many great paint schemes. Hard to pick one. My top three:

SOUTHERN PACIFIC DAYLIGHT

GM&O RED AND MAROON

GREAT NORTHERN GREEN AND ORANGE
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:39 AM
The Santa Fe War Bonnet
QUOTE: Originally posted by mac 4884

Remember that one edition of classical trains about the colorful 50's.
Well what was your favorite paint sceme of the 50's.[:)][:)][:P]
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