There are E units the Milwaukee and Rock Island painted Armour Yellow for use on jointly operated (with the UP) streamliners. I don't suppose there's any indication this happened with F-units?
Thx
Mike
The RI E units in the UP paint scheme weren't for use on jointly operated trains. The RI purchased used units from the UP. Many were placed into service with UP lettering painted out and RI emblems placed on them. Some eventually received the bright red and yellow Rock Island scheme.
The also RI acquired some used UP F9m units, engines that were originally F3 units that the UP had rebuilt into F9. Some of these also operated with minimal patching, while others were repainted into Rock Island colors.
Jeff
http://www.pbase.com/rocksosalla/image/154904347
Here's a picture of one of the patched F9 units.
The Rock Island part of your question has been answered. The MILW part goes back to 1955. The C&NW traditionally handeled the UP streamliners between Omaha and Chicago. By 1955, the C&NW really was not interested in handling the trains and had let the track suffer. UP was complaining, and finally moved all of their train to the MILW. The MILW initially oreded new ABA sets of E9's built/painted to UP specs. Eventually the MILW repainted most of their passenger engines/rolling stock in the UP 'Armour Yellow' paint scheme. As passenger service wound down, excess passinger FP7's wound up in freight service. Sefveral freight F9's were rebuilt with HEP and repainted in the UP paint scheme. These units were used to push/pull bi-level commuter trains in the Chicago area.
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
thanks
ms