What is the tightest paint scheme ever on a F-unit?

[Anonymous]

ATSF Warbonnet

[Anonymous]

I vote for the B&O blue, gray, black scheme, I like the original scheme on the real early F3s', the trucks on a picture I saw were painted gray. Chicken wire on the side too, no stainless.

My second choice would be the RI passenger.

[jabrown1971]

Wabash Bluebird always looked good to me. otherwise I would have to say Santa Fe Warbonnet, especially the rare blue bonnet

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by SWchief

FYI, if I'm not mistaken no real F units were ever painted in the beloved Daylight scheme. Only the E' units and Alco PA's ever saw "the light of Day" so to speak. LOL

Beautiful scheme, that Daylight paint, but it never made the F's.

Take care.

Greg

Not truly SP units, but the Cotton Belt did have a FP-7 (#306) in the Daylight scheme.

[Anonymous]

There really hasn't ever been a bad F paint scheme, but the Lehigh and New England, Reading , Lehigh, (cornell red and black), Boston & Maine, PRR (both tuscan and brunswick w/ 5 dulux stripes), NYC 'Lightning Stripes, and the B&O early blue& gray stand out as consevative Eastern motive power. Out west, the early WP scheme, the ATSF 'warbonnet' and SP's Black Widows are exciting. Northern Pacific and Great Northern shemes were very good, as were early Rock Island F units. ACL and Central of Georgia stand out down south. Did the Seaboard ever do Fs in their citrus color scheme (orange, lemon & lime) or just their E units?

All time best ever- the ATSF 'warbonnets'

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by bill mathewson

There really hasn't ever been a bad F paint scheme, but the Lehigh and New England, Reading , Lehigh, (cornell red and black), Boston & Maine, PRR (both tuscan and brunswick w/ 5 dulux stripes), NYC 'Lightning Stripes, and the B&O early blue& gray stand out as consevative Eastern motive power. Out west, the early WP scheme, the ATSF 'warbonnet' and SP's Black Widows are exciting. Northern Pacific and Great Northern shemes were very good, as were early Rock Island F units. ACL and Central of Georgia stand out down south. Did the Seaboard ever do Fs in their citrus color scheme (orange, lemon & lime) or just their E units?

All time best ever- the ATSF 'warbonnets'

Sorry to disagree, but KCS F units in the white "ghost" scheme are just plain ugly--it certainly did not do justice to an F unit. The E's were even uglier. The ATSF warbonnet was the best. Don't know about SAL F's.

[philnrunt]

SRVfan- growing up with Penn Central and NW black,and C&O navy, I thought the KCS was beautiful! But I do see how it could have been a bit more colorful.
I agree with jabrown that the Wabash units looked classy. Also the BAR red and grey was good.
And those southern roads, they were not the least bit afraid to use colors.Some of them are spectacular.

[darth9x9]

It would have to be Penn Central black with the white logo....JUST KIDDING!!!! B&O blue, gray, black will always be my favorite with Western Maryland circus (red, white, black) a close second.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by flyingscot

- AT&SF warbonnet
- NYC lightning
- CN (can't remember the name)
- CP action red (have a soft spot for that one)
- SP black widow
- C&O bow wave

I have a question... was any F unit painted emerald green and silver? I can't remember any

Not sure, but NYC may have painted one or two of their F's that funky Green that they experimented with. It probably would have had a Gold Cigar Band on the nose.

[Anonymous]

My first choice would have to be NYC Lightning Stripe.

[Anonymous]

Westerm Pacific is king of the F unit paint jobs. a close second is the Santa Fe warbonnet. i also have to toss in a mention for the Santa Fe yellowbonnet.

i also like C&EI's blue and orange scheme.