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My two cents worth is this: The Warbonnet scheme, even the blue and yellow scheme, gave a sense of movement and of continuity.  My eye follows that contrasting border back along the side of the locomotive, and it just seems right to have that line picked up by the next unit.When you contrast the bright red with silver, (dark with light), on something that big, my eyes are immediately drawn to that contrast.  That might be just me- but the same thing applies to the Delaware and Lackawanna blue and silver paint scheme they used.Or, look at the contrast the white striping NYC stuck on their 20th Century diesels.  Same effect.The cynic in me understands why the railroad does what it does- "paint don't pay the bills"- but the railfan in me will always consider BNSF to be the Santa Fe...Why, I would even advocate painting frieght cars orange and sticking Pacific Fruit Express on the side.  It would make me much happier than the endless sea of industrial gray, hull red, or plain ole boring black.  Unfortunately... the railroads still aren't taking us seriously.  Rats.
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