Patched paint schemes, faded paint, etc

Sterling1

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February 2002
From: Traveling in Middle Earth
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Posted by Sterling1 on Friday, March 25, 2005 4:47 PM

We have seen many strange paint schemes and patch jobs done on all kinds of rail equipment. Among patch jobs, I am wondering how many are seen or photographed.

Also included in this topic, is faded paint and old paint that can be seen through the new paint.

I konw this message sounds weird, but post anyway on what you all see . . .

Matt

"There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.]

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espeefoamer

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November 2003
From: West Coast
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Posted by espeefoamer on Friday, March 25, 2005 4:52 PM

I have seen several UP SD60Ms lately with the paint peeling off showing another coat of yellow paint underneath.

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chad thomas

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January 2005
From: Ely, Nv.
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Posted by chad thomas on Friday, March 25, 2005 4:54 PM

I wonder how long till the yellow peels off the SP units.

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Sterling1

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February 2002
From: Traveling in Middle Earth
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Posted by Sterling1 on Friday, March 25, 2005 4:55 PM

I wonder how long it takes for any paint to peel or fades off of locos or for that matter freight and passenger cars.

"There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.]

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Anonymous

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April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 5:58 PM

Several times I've seen old Erie Lackawanna hopper cars that have had the name and logo patched over a long time ago, but are now clearly visible. I've seen hopper cars quite a few times that were originally Santa Fe but have had the name patched over. You can tell by the shape of the patches. I once saw a bright red CP boxcar that had a rusty spot on the side in the shape of a sheild, which I assume was a D&H logo. The rest of the car wasn't rusty at all. I have also seen this phenomenae on other cars, but the logos have been circles, so who knows what they were originally. I can remember as a kid seeing what I now know were light blue Pickens Railroad boxcars with the "Pickens" painted over and only "Railroad" written on the side.

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Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 25, 2005 8:17 PM

Speaking of EL cars, last I knew there was an old 40 foot boxcar sitting in Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern's Cole St Yard in Lima, OH that you can see a full set of Erie Lackawanna markings through the thin white paint on it. I'm not sure if it is still there, but when it was it was on the south side of the yard, down the road behind the grain elevator.

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