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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>I really liked the old IC black scheme of the 1960s.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It had an understated sort of class.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The IC used to run time freight #94 from Minneapolis to Albert Lea on the M&StL.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The train always ran with a red and white M&StL GP9 leading, followed by a black and white IC GP9.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It made a nice point-counterpoint color statement.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I heard that the president of the IC wanted the black and white color scheme because he liked it on steam locomotives.</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>The IC geeps were the only engines that I have ever seen that applied little sheet metal visors above the marker lights.</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>Here is #94’s power getting ready to depart Cedar Lake yard in Minneapolis after the C&NW bought the M&StL in 1960.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The first geep is painted in C&NW green and yellow.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=62742"><FONT face=verdana,geneva color=#800080>http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=62742</FONT></A></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>Here is #94 rolling through Hopkins.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Note the marker light visors.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A href="http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=62740"><FONT face=verdana,geneva color=#800080 size=2>http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=62740</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
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