I don't know the color of Baltimore and Ohio's first boxcab diesel switcher. Maybe it was black. Beginning with the road's first EA's, all cab units were delivered in Royal Blue and gray, with a gray upper band and a black lower band. Striping and lettering were gold, with the road name spelled out on the black band. Switchers and road switchers were Royal Blue with gold striping and lettering, although a few passenger GP's did have the gray and black bands. Eventually gold yielded to Dulux Gold. Around the late 1950's, some units had the gray band replaced with Royal Blue. In the early 1960's, everything was gradually simplified. The black and gray bands and gold striping were discarded and the name was simplified to "B&O". One very sad development was the loss of B&O's bright Royal Blue in favor of C&O's more purplish Enchantment Blue.
If there was a black B&O diesel, it was an aberration.
B&O's streamlined President Pacific 5304 was Royal Blue. Around the early 1940's, the other 20 President Pacifics were also repainted from Olive Green to Royal Blue, a scheme they carried until retirement in the 1950's. I've heard that at least one P-5 Pacific may have carried the blue scheme as well.
Tom
ACY Hmmm. Black steam locos with gold lettering, yes. Or were you thinking of something else?
Hmmm. Black steam locos with gold lettering, yes. Or were you thinking of something else?
In the 50's, many of the B&O Passenger steam engines were painted Blue with gold lettering.
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BaltACD caldreamer Which is the old number and which is the patch number? I assume that the 33938 is the new patch number and that the 8908 is no longer valid for this unit. Is that correct? CSXT numbers 8900 to 8911 have been assigned.
caldreamer Which is the old number and which is the patch number? I assume that the 33938 is the new patch number and that the 8908 is no longer valid for this unit. Is that correct?
Which is the old number and which is the patch number? I assume that the 33938 is the new patch number and that the 8908 is no longer valid for this unit. Is that correct?
CSXT numbers 8900 to 8911 have been assigned.
Comment on the data set under the first linked photo: "Yes, the number boards will be changed." Until they are you'll know which NS unit became which CSX unit.
Chuck
Black and Gold were the B&Os original colors as I recall vs Blue and Yellow/Gold for the C&O.
It's real. That's how CSX is patching those units.
Here are links to a couple Brian Gessel photos I posted on my facebook page:CSXT 8906CSXT 8909Chris TothNSDash9.com
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/525529
Been circulating around the net for a few days and I'm wonderring if this is a photo shop that got on as an April fools joke or an actuall patch job that's not entirely finished yet.
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