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trying to gain some more knowledge on US freight trains....
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am trying to build a realistic US freight train, which means respecting the time frames etc..... There have been many mergers and take overs in the US railraod history and sometimes it is difficult to understand some details. For example, I often see cars in the colours of a new owner (for ex. UP) still lettered/numbered SP or KCS. Why that ? <br /> <br />Another thing: in spite of the fact that some companies (like D&RGW) have disappeared, you still seem to see engines and cars in their colours (and not always the "late" colours.....) many years after they were taken over. Now I understand that you can't repaint the whole stock within one year, but I have seen pics of D&RGW engines and cars in the late 90's and 2000. Is that common in the US ? <br /> <br />Thanks for your contributions. Regards, JF
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