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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Avondaleguy I've always hated the Grand Trunk's blue and red, and I've always admired the black engines of Norfolk & Western and Norfolk Southern. I prefer the older N&W schemes with yellow (dulux gold) lettering, and I think the reason is that they have an elegant simplicity; they are nothing more than what they need to be, no pretention, and the black pays a sort of homage to the high levels of achievement N&W made in regards to steam locomotive design and construction. Had the economics not demanded it, the paint scheme seems to say, these engines would still be simple articulateds... I'm increasingly favoring the N&W blue scheme, which is appropriate for my 1971 period, but in general I dislike blue as an overall body color. Conrail is down there near the bottom of my list. I don't mind it when it is a darker blue (as on N&W, or on B&O units), but when I think of any of the other light-blue schemes I rate them low. Also, white is just wrong; the Lehigh Valley snowbirds are only redeemed by their black roofs. [/quote] Sorry, I don't think anyone has ever said anything this close to the exact opposite of my opinion. I liked Grand Trunk's paint scheme so much I made it the colors of my model railroad. I hate black diesels, I hate black diesels, I hate black diesels. That's unfair, you say you like B&O blue but you don't like Conrail blue!! I do think N&W blue is nice, but B&O is unacceptable. Solid blue, cars better look out, you'll never know when the trains coming, paint scheme. LEHIGH VALLEY ROCKS!!!!!!!!
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