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One of the problematic paint schemes was the Seaboard System Locomotive color scheme. The Ends of the Locomotives were supposed to be painted High-Visibility Colors. The tiny emblem did not work to enhance visibilty. After the Seaboard Merger, CSX repeated the problem for 5 more years. The Seaboard and CSX people did not consider grade crossing and switching visibility when they chose the color placement. Headlights are not enough on a stealthy gray locomotive, unless there are two pairs of Low-Mounted Flashing lights. NYC and Penn Central basic flat black scheme was apparently meant to get no attention. The flat black did a great job at hiding all the dirt and details of the locomotives from a distance. Canadian National and Illiniois Central Freight Cars that have White Lettering on Light Gray Backgrounds or Black Lettering on Dark Gray Backgrounds. They need more color contrast for markings like the logos and the road numbers. The 1967 ILLINOIS CENTRAL scheme needed a Small Black stripe between the Orange and White. Orange and White must never touch because it is visually disturbing. Andrew F.
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