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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Don Gibson [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones [img]http://www.walthers.com/prodimage/79959185/86610263626404.gif[/img] [/quote] I'm no SP expert, but I think this scheme was for the joint ROCK ISLAND/SP train the SP took over between Tucumcari NM. & Los Angeles. Maybe some SP type can provide the name which is escaping me. Could it have been the 'Sunset Limited'? [/quote] Just wandering around looking on the forums at stuff I don't normally read....... That's the SP unit paint job for the stillborn RI-SP Golden Rocket, that got rolled over into Golden State service. And don't be too quick to judge. It matched the cars, which were silver/SS (depending on mfr) below the windows and Chinese red above. Many think it was quite a nice paint job. Check out this photo of the carbon steel trainset at Tucumcari in 1951: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/sp/sp-gldsta-amf.jpg The SS looked very nice indeed with the Chinese red on top and the fluted sides below. If there was a variation of this scheme that actually looked bad, envision this bright Chinese red/silver consist with a couple of red/maroon/black/silver Rocket units up front. Now that combination really did clash.[xx(] Adieu
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