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I know they do get filthy because on the DVD's I have seen especially the loco's near the end of a consist that gets all the exhaust from the loco's in front.  But what I am saying is that they seem to get washed frequently and any trains fresh out of a yard seems to be squeaky clean or even on some of the desert runs through Altoona.  My BNSF DVD collection is getting a bit out of control but they all seem very clean in the DVD's that's all.Jut an observation, some of the newer Micro-Train N rolling stocks seem to come with some type of dullcote already applied...I got a couple of ATSF box cars and it's already have some kind of 'dirt' dull coat on them which gives them a very slight weathered effect to my liking and same as their other box cars I got since.  Plus I leaves the window open in my study where my layout resides and seems to collect a bit of dust on them every few days or so so I guess togther with the new finish from Micro-Train, it actually looks ok!  LOL[quote user="spidge"] You seem to think that the newer locos on the prototype are kept cleaner, is this correct? If so come out to southern California and check out the trains running through Colton, Riverside, Cajon pass and you will see that its not the case. They all get some heavy grime on them. I will admit the road engines do stay cleaner and anything used around the yard and industries in Colton seem to be allowed to get very dirty. So maybe thats what you are observing. I agree with the guys above that chalks with dulcote seems to work best. You can go heavy on the chalk and half the effect dissapears when you hit the model with dulcote. Give it a try, You won't be sorry.[/quote]
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