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(Ex) BC Rail Locos in Williams Lake

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(Ex) BC Rail Locos in Williams Lake
Posted by Pathfinder on Saturday, July 14, 2007 10:28 PM

2 SD40-2's (754 and 764), one in the hockey stick paint scheme!

Plus a bonus, 4605, on the service pad:

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 15, 2007 12:08 PM
I always liked that scheme, but modeling PA in the late 70's means I would have to stretch reality..alot..to have one show up.
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Posted by Pathfinder on Sunday, July 15, 2007 1:35 PM

 neil300 wrote:
I always liked that scheme, but modeling PA in the late 70's means I would have to stretch reality..alot..to have one show up.

The blue, red and white scheme was very controversial here in BC when it was introduced by the government of the day, it was thought to be too "American".

I personally like the older two tone green schemes, really suites the environment BC Rail ran through.  But the blue, red and white sort of grows on you.

And it is the green scheme you would need for the 70's.

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Posted by silicon212 on Sunday, July 15, 2007 1:52 PM
The cab on that GE C40-8M looks very EMD-like. 

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