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Posted by rdamon on Friday, November 9, 2018 6:24 AM

First thing I see is the untucked hoses ...

 

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Posted by rrnut282 on Thursday, November 8, 2018 7:39 AM

D.Carleton

 

Yes, but they hardly run like a Deere.

Actually they do.  They painted Junk Derre tractors green so you couldn't see them when they broke down in the fields.  Mischief

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Posted by zugmann on Thursday, September 20, 2018 12:47 PM

It's a minor nitpick, but when they do publicity photos like this - I wish they'd tuck in the hoses.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by seppburgh2 on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 8:42 PM

Geee, a hot-rod SD complete with flames on the hood!

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Posted by D.Carleton on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 11:19 AM

zugmann

They already have green ones. 

Yes, but they hardly run like a Deere.

Levity aside, how many non-heritage/non-standard paint jobs do they have now? Time for another staged-round-the-turntable publicity photo-op? Next year marks 20-years of the ConRail split, certainly a milestone worth celebrating.

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Posted by zugmann on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 5:39 PM

They already have green ones. 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by D.Carleton on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:40 PM

Great. Just great. How about a repower by John Deere so we can have a green bonnet. After all, nothing runs like a Deere.

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Posted by zugmann on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:05 PM

First they had Sonic, then Knuckles, and now Tails.

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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First painted NS SD70ACC
Posted by Overmod on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 2:01 PM

Don't recall any discussion that this would be the paint scheme applied to these rebuilds!

http://www.railpictures.net/showimage.php?id=671000&key=1081325

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