Hey......UP/NS.....If your reading this forum,please....It's time for a NEW paint job.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by NJMike
One company who had to change their scheme was New Jersey Transit. Luckly they changed it...YAY[:)][:)][:)][:)]

Sorry Mike but I think while the old scheme is bad the new one is worse![xx(] It really look bad on the PL42AC's![xx(][xx(][xx(]

[miniwyo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by eolafan

I would agree with you relative to NS, but I kind of like the UP scheme (at least when it's clean).

You mean UP acctually washes it's locos??? Coulda Fooled me!!

But in all seriousness i understand the reason for painting all of UP's locos the same yellow from the snazzy(sp?) schemes of the fallen flags that it aquired, BUT they could have left them basically the same but put some sort of markings on them to say that they belong to UP while still leaving the cool paint jobs like the DRG&W and the SP Boody nose. Granted there are a few more SP bloody nose locos mixed in with the UP bunch but after a while it will be gone and forgotten.
They need to do what BNSF did with the SF warbonnets Instead of painting them the Orange and Green the left the warbonnet and just canged the lettering on the side form Santa Fe to BNSF.. It still liike magnificent even though it is missing the SF name.

Just my $0.02

[Anonymous]

As far as automotive type paints, red is the most expensive color you can buy, white is cheapest. The rest of the colors fall somewhere in between. Not sure of the exact reasons, but that's how it is. In fact, back in the early 90's, when I was pricing some paint for a car, in one particular line, red was twice the price of white. The paints used for locomotives would be of similar makeup as automotive. Originally laquer, but more likely now acrylics.

Tim

[BaltACD]

Natures own decoration scheme...RUST & OXIDATION!

[Anonymous]

Personaly, I like the UP "Flag Units", NS "Horse Head", and the CSX "Dark Future". They all are pretty good. One company who had to change their scheme was New Jersey Transit. Luckly they changed it...YAY[:)][:)][:)][:)]

[cpbloom]

I like the NS Black and White and the UP Armor Yellow/Harbor Mist Gray. I don't really mind colors as long as the design itself is okay.

[Anonymous]

After living in Norfolk for almost 15 years off-and-on and seeing the coal trains every day, I really like the NS black paint scheme. Sure, some folks say it's because black paint is cheaper (really? I thought the cost of paint had to do with its protective and weatherproofing qualities, not color), but black and white is also cleverly simple, which goes back on Eads's philosophy of "Less is more." Nobody faulted Johnny Cash for wearing black. Maybe UP should paint their Challenger in UP yellow (Ugly puke?), just so those people who don't like black won't have to complain about the color of that locomotive..

[Anonymous]

The Union Pacific has the nices paint in current railroading. Also Norfolk Southern is good. They should paint in Southern Green and Norfolk and Western Maroon and gold.

[Puckdropper]

Hey... Union Pacific changed its logo at one time... check out the history section at uprr.com (In the General Public section.)

[Anonymous]

chrome em all!!! where did i put me sunglasses!!!

[UPTRAIN]

I don't see UP changing anytime soon, it is a historical image an nobody else seems to care. I loved the old Mo-pac blue but it was only a matter of time untill it was all washed in the blood of yellow. LONG LIVE THE MOP!!!

[JoeKoh]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

To be honest I like NS's scheme more than CSX's "Dark Future". Its (CSX) starting to become my least favorite scheme.

Thats better than their "stealth scheme" yuk![xx(]
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

Bah.. I just hate them all!

that was really easy... I was joking by the way.. trying to cause heart attacks, thats all.

Ns needs to go technicolour, none of this Black and white junk.

[Anonymous]

To be honest I like NS's scheme more than CSX's "Dark Future". Its (CSX) starting to become my least favorite scheme.

[Anonymous]

Western Pacific had a sharp-looking paint job with the orange and silver (or is it aluminum?) it applied to its locomotives in the 1960s, and earlier. WP's Perlman green and orange?.......[xx(]
I like UP's color scheme for its diesels. The yellow and grey colors have stood the test of time very well. If anything maybe NS could add a white lightning stripe to the sides of their locomotives to liven up things. Fat chance of that happening, as NS, like other railroads, has to watch the bottom line, and keep costs to a minimum.

[daveklepper]

I like the UP scheme and think their early articulated streamliners were some of the best looking trains ever built. Of course I liked the Zephyrs too. And the Electroliner. Dave

[Train Guy 3]

If UP or NS or any other railroad is going to change their paint scheme they should do something patrioctic. I think it should more like designs from the 70 during the bicentenial rather than just a flag that UP applied on the side of it's SD-70s.

[Anonymous]

OK OK already ill take the blaim alright.BNSFfan.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Nora

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

will trade 2 orange and green for any black and white!

You KNOW I will take you up on THAT!

[:D]

NORANGE, anyone?[:D]

I like the Executive myself[;)], but not in the AT&SF style warbonnet Executive.[:0]

[Dough]

QUOTE: Originally posted by erikthered

Neither company really seems to care much about what we think, as we aren't the ones buying space on trains for freight.

Ditto, and BNSF9838, you can't put worms back in a can. Hence the expression...[;)]

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by eastern

I agree in standing colors but UP be better in WP or MP colors as NS in
the old souther freight colors.I suggested CN Rail adopt a modified IC color.
Conrail was a step towards the say more cheerful colors compared to the
black ect but hate to say PC was cool.

Look both ways as cross the tracks
and always have a camera.

David brown

PC is cool,HUH?!
2 worms making love?

CXST (old C&O) Blue and yellow would LOOK real GREAT!!!!!!![}:)][:D]

[Anonymous]

Ok I think I might of went a little overboard.......I think.
How do I get rid of this topic?

[eolafan]

I would agree with you relative to NS, but I kind of like the UP scheme (at least when it's clean).

[Mikeygaw]

i think they should all go to Conrail blue!

[JoeKoh]

blue and gold good for csx.ns looks good in black
stay safe
joe

[Anonymous]

I agree in standing colors but UP be better in WP or MP colors as NS in
the old souther freight colors.I suggested CN Rail adopt a modified IC color.
Conrail was a step towards the say more cheerful colors compared to the
black ect but hate to say PC was cool.

Look both ways as cross the tracks
and always have a camera.

David brown

[espeefoamer]

When any railroad "merges" with the UP the paint scheme is always the same;YELLOW![:(][:(!]

[Nora]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

will trade 2 orange and green for any black and white!

You KNOW I will take you up on THAT!

[:D]

[Mookie]

will trade 2 orange and green for any black and white!