Don't forget the gorgeous KCS red-black-yellow units and the neat Reading black & green.
But I have to say my favorite is the original B&O scheme.
Roger Huber
Maroon and Gold, the B&M color scheme before McGuinnis.
And MBTA Purple Line.
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com
My favorite paint schemes used on F units are (in order of favor) the Rock Island Rocket scheme (for their passenger F´s), Texas & Pacific Eagle scheme (for their passenger F´s), the Santa Fe Warbonnet scheme, the Milwaukee Road 1952 scheme, the earliest scheme of the Chespaeake & Ohio and the Northern Pacific Pine Tree scheme.
I also like the Texas & Pacific Passenger F7's in Mopac Blue/Cream with a silver eagle on the nose displaying the red T&P rhombus logo.
I love these old things:
I think the Milwaukee used this color scheme on F3s, but these are generic old Athearn F7 shells. I've got these 3 A units (2 powered, 1 dummy) and a dummy B unit as well. These are mostly from the 1950s. I picked up some dress-up kits to add window and porthole glass and grabs, and I got a decal sheet to replace the old ones that had fallen off.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Not worth starting a new thread over?
Servicing EMD Demo Set, Chapleau, Ont. 1949. CPR.http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YcBsPmM2m4o/UST13hdJrqI/AAAAAAAAIiM/KULa_TeBZlo/s1600/first-diesel-1949.jpg
More EMD/GMD Info.http://trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/GMD/history.htm
Thank You
The F unit is sharp allright, but the roadway ramp in the background is what caught my eye! I need to make just such a ramp on my layout and that photo will be a great reference.
PS, I don't recall ever seeing the water filler in the body-side like that. I wonder how many FP-7s (or all of them?) were so-fitted?
Ed
gmpullman PS, I don't recall ever seeing the water filler in the body-side like that. I wonder how many FP-7s (or all of them?) were so-fitted? Ed
Virtually all of them..............
Sheldon
More F3s. w/ a Santa Fe Helper.https://chuckmantorontonostalgia.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/photo-toronto-train-canadian-national-steam-engine-4101-and-diesel-9003-pulling-freight.jpgThe Helper would be cut off @ the top of the grade, and the two Fs would take the train thru.The Helper would run back down lite as a 'Train' displaying Markers, and running 'Extra' as per White Flags and illuminated Class Lites level w/headlite.The markers for traveling in reverse can be seen on pilot beam, others on top rear corners of tender tank when traveling forwards. Marker = 3 Green 1 Red lenses.Here Class Lite = 2 White ( Clear ) lenses @ 90 degrees.In reverse at nite, the Smoke box end of engine would display two white lights above, for 'Extra', two red on pilot beam for 'Rear of Train', Headlight extinguished.Tender would have it's Road headlight Illuminated, in reverse.When NOT running as a Train, the Markers ( electric ) were covered w/ round tin canisters visible under smoke box. Other canisters on tender tank.On top of valve chamber is a hand valve which was to be left open when engine tied up to vent steam if throttle leaked.Thank You.
CN F3 9005 was wrecked and parts used in a kitbashed GP7 4824
An "F-Unit"?After drooling over the SC, one might look beyond?http://condrenrails.com/GTW/GTW-78-Battle-Creek-MI-4-18-63.jpg
GTW 7800, later GTW 78http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/gtw7800.jpgNote here, number changed to just 78, leaving off zeros, and making '78' off set to left on front below rad.http://www.railarchive.net/vintagediesel/images/gtw78-8318.jpg
Thank You.