SAL's first paint scheme for all its passenger diesels was the citrus scheme. The white with a red stripe scheme, which from what I've read is actually a very light green, came about later as a simplified replacement for the citrus scheme. At least that's my understanding of it. There may have been other color schemes SAL used for its passenger E-units.
The dark green with yellow stripe may have been the last paint scheme SAL used prior to its merger with Atlantic Coast Line.
SAL also had several GP40's and U30B's with a light green (similar to Illinois Terminal) and yellow stripe with red trim just before the SCL merger.
One of the latest issues of one of the many magazines I receive in the mail has an advertisement for a new book about Seaboard paint schemes. Can't tell you which one because I read it two weeks ago and I have a recurring case of Anheiser's combined with C.R.S.
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Cris_261 wrote: SAL's first paint scheme for all its passenger diesels was the citrus scheme. The white with a red stripe scheme, which from what I've read is actually a very light green, came about later as a simplified replacement for the citrus scheme.
SAL's first paint scheme for all its passenger diesels was the citrus scheme. The white with a red stripe scheme, which from what I've read is actually a very light green, came about later as a simplified replacement for the citrus scheme.
I've seen it referred to as 'mint green', but it totally looks white in every picture that I've ever seen of it. I suppose if you're up close to one just out of the shop it's green, but otherwise...
There are two points to be aware of, pertaining to the green freight schemes. On the Alco, EMD and GE roadswitchers, the entire end handrail assembly, both rails and stanchions, was painted yellow. The stanchions look green in photos because they are dirty, but they were yellow.
Also, if you look at the stripe on the short hood of any roadswitcher, it comes to a point, then wraps around the end, and curves down, until the point of the stripe touches the walkway. On the older locos, prior to and including the GP30s, both ends were treated like this. On all locos built after the GP30...SDP35, GP35, U30b, and GP40, the stripe at the rear of the long hood, went straight across the back. This applies to both green freight schemes. SAL painted a few older roadswitchers in the Jolly Green Giant scheme. I dont know how the end of the long hood was treated on these few locos. I've never seen a photo of one; I did see a model of an EMD that had the horizontal band on the rear. Hope this helps.
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