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What is your favorite paint scheme from the 50's.

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trolleyboy
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Posted by trolleyboy on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:26 PM
I like the grand old scheme Canadian Pacifics Maroon & Grey. Rob
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CFournier
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Posted by CFournier on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:41 AM
I like the Western Pacific's Zephyr orange and silver,
Of course the Santa Fe Warbonnet, and
SP's Black Widow,
Chris
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 11, 2005 4:56 PM
I'd say

Canadian National maple Leaf scheme
Canadian Pacific
ATSF
CB&Q
B&O
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Posted by siberianmo on Saturday, April 9, 2005 12:29 PM
Just one? Can't do that ....... have several!

Pennsylvania Railroad's tuscan red and 5 stripes .....
New York Central's dark grey/light grey with lightning bolt........
New Haven's orange/black/white ..........
Santa Fe's Chief in red ..........
Canadian Pacific's maroon/grey w/beaver herald.......
etc.......![;)]

Happy Railroading! Siberianmo
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Posted by 464484 on Friday, April 8, 2005 8:56 PM
New Haven Green & Gold
New Haven McGinnis Red, White, Black.
Canadian Pacific Grey, Maroon, Black, Gold.
Illinois Central
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 8, 2005 7:31 PM
Although I was not born until 1964, my favorites (from photos) are in order:
1. Great Northern
2. SP Daylight
3. NP 'Pine Tree' freight scheme
4. PRR Tuscan Red w/5 stripes
5. Santa Fe Warbonnet
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ben13
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Posted by ben13 on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 10:53 PM
SP daylight
NYC Xplorer talgo scheme
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 8:53 PM
They called it the bloody nose for a reason.
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douginut
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Posted by douginut on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 4:01 PM
The teal with salmon stripes of the CNS&M Electroliner
The CNW 400
The Panama Limited Chocolate brown
The California Zephyr from Burlington to DRGW to WP. nice.
Doug, in Utah
Doug, in UtaH
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Posted by BOODA3D on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 2:47 PM
Black, silver, red, and orange of the SP's "Black Widow" paint scheme
followed by SPs Daylight.

Uggh to the Bloody nose scheme of SP that began in late 50s.
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Posted by jamesedwbradley on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 2:40 PM
Two criteria: (1) Favorite roads (2) Geographical relevance.
For (1) ERIE Green/Grey, DL&W Maroon/Grey, NEW HAVEN script w/green.gold, D&H Bottle green/Cream, B&O Royal Blue/Grey, ACL Purple/Gold.
For (2) SEABOARD 'citrus' scheme, SP Red/Orange 'sunset', MONON's college colors - 2 schemes, RF&P Blue/Grey, C&O Blue/Grey + Univ. of Michigan, MoPAC/T&P 'Eagle',
D&RGW Silver/Gold 'mining country', GN Big Sky Blue.
Might-have been: (1) ATSF Warbonnet should have had red/yellow stripes extended along bottom of streamlined cars; they actually did that with Valley Flyer heavyweights. Blue lettering would have helped, too. (2) NYC would have looked great with addition of lemon yellow window band to the grey scheme.
James E. Bradley N.R.H.S.
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Posted by AltonFan on Friday, April 1, 2005 4:59 PM
GM&O red and maroon
CGW red and maroon
CRI&P red and black

Dan

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:17 PM
Missouri Pacific Blue and Grey, ATSF Warbonnet, Pennsy tuscan with five stripes, New York Central lightning stripes, and (pardon me, please)Allen McClellend's V&O Blue.

Ed
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 28, 2005 10:39 AM
The Santa Fe War Bonnet
QUOTE: Originally posted by mac 4884

Remember that one edition of classical trains about the colorful 50's.
Well what was your favorite paint sceme of the 50's.[:)][:)][:P]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 26, 2005 7:48 PM

There were so many great paint schemes. Hard to pick one. My top three:

SOUTHERN PACIFIC DAYLIGHT

GM&O RED AND MAROON

GREAT NORTHERN GREEN AND ORANGE
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:02 AM
B&O's first generation
NYC lightening stripes
Santa Fe warbonnet
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Posted by BaltACD on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:43 PM
B&O's Blue, Gray & Black with Gold trim and lettering; however on the Cincinnatian equipment, the Gold trim and lettering was done in Stainless steel's sliver.

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Posted by underworld on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 3:45 PM
B&O and C&O

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METRO
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Posted by METRO on Monday, March 21, 2005 9:34 PM
B&M Maroon and Gold scheme and NYC's Lightning Stripe

~METRO
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 3:23 PM
NYC
New Haven
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 21, 2005 12:48 AM
I'd have to agree with IRONROOSTER and say the Santa Fe warbonnet on the F-7 Super Chief.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 7:44 PM
wabash passenger e8s,gmo passenger santa fe super cheif hard to beat these when they were clean
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 6:05 PM
my first e.mail being in the heart of CN country I like their green & gold.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 4:22 PM
PRR 5 Tuscan 5 Stripe
DLW Freight scheme
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 3:31 PM
Ive always liked the scemes from the SF, D&H, Wabash, & B&O.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:49 AM
Delaware Lackawanna & Western.
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Hugh Jampton
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Posted by Hugh Jampton on Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:30 AM
Can't beat grey & maroon in my books. Looks good on both steamers and diesels.
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:58 AM
The AT&SF warbonnet on the F7 with the silver passenger cars.
Enjoy
Paul
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:32 PM
purple passion of the atlantic coast line
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 11, 2005 8:43 PM
ACL
ATSF
B&O
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