Allentown Scranton & Northern purchases five SD40-2s

[Anonymous]

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA-- The Allentown Scranton & Northern railroad company has anounced the purchase of five SD40-2 locomotives from the Union Pacific railroad. The units will be numbered 4000-4002 and 4010-4011. The latter two will be used for helper service on the AS&N's steep grades through the Lehigh Gorge in eastern Pennsylvania. All of the locomotives will be painted in the AS&Ns standard blue & red paint scheme. The Allentown Scranton & Northern was founded on June 1st, 1999 and operates over 300 miles of track in Pennsylvania and New York.

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I'll buy these engines from now till June (here a link so you can see the paint scheme www.trainiax.0catch.com/mescalelococont.htm scroll down to the AS&N section). Tell me what you think about this post!!! Hope you like it![:)][:)][:)]

[Anonymous]

I forgot to mention that the helpers (4010-4011) are ex CNW and ex SP. I'll buy CR units so I will only have to paint the nose and rear of the engine red and keep the blue.

As I said before if you have any questions or comments just post them here!

[Anonymous]

Awesome! Do you know how I could create a paint scheme on a locomotive?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

Awesome! Do you know how I could create a paint scheme on a locomotive?

Just go to www.trainiax.0catch.com/mescaleloco.htm , click EMD ALCO or GE. When you find the engine you want click it, when it finishes loading right click it and choose "save as" and save it. Then go on your painting program (i.e. Microsoft Paint) load the file and start painting (use the bucket for the best results)!

If you have a problem post it here and I'll se what I can do to help.

[CP5415]

Excellent Dougal!
WERD Locomotive Leasing just purchased it's first locomotive.
It's a GP35, an ex-MOPAC unit. It's in the shop now going through a quick paint job & should be ready in a couple of weeks I hope. When I find time to actually work on it.
We hope to purchase some six axle power by the end of the year.

Gordon
President, WERD Locomotive Leasing