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Will Anyone Follow?

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Anonymous
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Will Anyone Follow?
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:11 PM
My vote is yes. Now let's hear yours!

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:12 PM
I hope so. Who owns Rock Island's logo?
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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:14 PM
How about an "I Hope So" option?[:D]

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Posted by cheese3 on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:16 PM
i voted yes, allthough i wanted to say I hope so, I want CSX to do one, and i am sure i am not the only one

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:19 PM
Okay, I added the "I hope so." and the "I hope not" options.[tup]

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Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:21 PM
I hope so but unfortunately I don't think it'll happen. It'd cost some decent $$ and I just don't think the railroads care about us railfans :-D
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Posted by howmus on Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:22 PM
It would be nice.. I hope so! I would love to see some of the old fallen flags in the Northeast.

Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO

We'll get there sooner or later! 

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Posted by Train 284 on Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:16 PM
i just talked to jhhtrainsplanes and he said he got to ride in the UP heritage diesel a couple days ago!
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Posted by SpaceMouse on Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:19 PM
I put I don't care, but mostly I don't see the significance.

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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:19 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx

Okay, I added the "I hope so." and the "I hope not" options.[tup]

uspscsx


Thanks uspscsx![:D]

I HOPE SO! I would love to see CSX do one, and bring back the old favorites like the Pennsylvania and the B & O! That would be so awesome![8D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:31 PM
Be great to see BNSF do some GN, CBQ, Frisco, BN and ATSF (last 2 they sort of have [%-)])

It might be interesting to see them do it like UP, some new fantasy scheme. The more Iook at the UP stuff the more I like it.
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Posted by jrbernier on Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:55 PM
The 'rights' to the Rock Island are owned by Maytag - Paint an engine so it looks like a washing machine?

Jim

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 1:03 AM
i would love to see C.P bring back the D&h
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Posted by trolleyboy on Monday, August 22, 2005 1:37 AM
i did the I hope so. getting back to your roots can be a nice public relations thing for railroads. here's hoping CN and CP follow suit. Rob
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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Monday, August 22, 2005 5:41 AM
Would love to see CSX do a couple of units in Chessie System, ACL, SAL, or SCL.

Nothing wrong with dreaming!

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Posted by TomDiehl on Monday, August 22, 2005 7:08 AM
How about Amtrak doing a P42 in Tuscan Red with the five gold stripe PRR passenger scheme?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 7:33 AM
More grist for the mill, I am surprised that there were not more "Did UP do that?" responses. Given the comments on the releases so far by UP, no one is going to be satisfied with any other "Heritage" paint schemes by any of the surviving flags. What we really need is more heritage schemes on our layouts and in the hobby shops at reasonable prices. And maybe the surviving flags could occasionally wash some of the grime off their current offerings. Just a thought!
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Posted by Attaboy on Monday, August 22, 2005 9:40 AM
I hope so, but don't really expect it due to the NIH factor.
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Posted by BRAKIE on Monday, August 22, 2005 10:28 AM
I voted I hope so..The CSX YN3 scheme isn't that far removed from the old C&O of the early 60s..

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=103761


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Posted by grayfox1119 on Monday, August 22, 2005 10:43 AM
Of course they will, not to be outdone by UP......they have some pride too you know.....besides , those dirty old Guilford RR engine need a new paint job !!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 12:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by grayfox1119

Of course they will, not to be outdone by UP......they have some pride too you know.....besides , those dirty old Guilford RR engine need a new paint job !!!


I think Guiford and Geneese Wyoming would go broke just trying to cover in the number of different paints to do any heritage schemes :) But Larry's Truck Electric Locomotives, they are doing heritages [;)]
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Posted by vsmith on Monday, August 22, 2005 3:48 PM
Voted dont care, because my layout is a freelance shortline.

BTW if they DO more Heritage schemes, doesnt this give the RR's more fuel to claim logo protection rights on fallen flag lines?

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 22, 2005 4:08 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by grayfox1119
Of course they will, not to be outdone by UP......they have some pride too you know.....besides , those dirty old Guilford RR engine need a new paint job !!!

I so agree
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Posted by okiechoochoo on Monday, August 22, 2005 4:17 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jrbernier

The 'rights' to the Rock Island are owned by Maytag - Paint an engine so it looks like a washing machine?

Jim


Maytag, really, UP runs on the old RI tracks in my town. I heard Maytag was being bought by some company in China. Not surprised, everything is made in China nowdays.

All Lionel all the time.

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Posted by JohnT14808 on Monday, August 22, 2005 10:17 PM
I voted " I hope so". It would be nice to have a selection of these fallen flag RRs.
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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Monday, August 22, 2005 11:14 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by TomDiehl

How about Amtrak doing a P42 in Tuscan Red with the five gold stripe PRR passenger scheme?


Something like this maybe?[:D]


I found this on Sam Berliner III's website, at http://home.att.net/~Berliner-Ultrasonics/bw-apoc2.html#prrgen.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:22 AM
well I shore line east did actually go for it
They have FL9's Geeps and P42's all in New Haven McGinnis
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:04 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by EMT49

i would love to see C.P bring back the D&h


QUOTE: Originally posted by trolleyboy

i did the I hope so. getting back to your roots can be a nice public relations thing for railroads. here's hoping CN and CP follow suit. Rob


CP has had a Heritage Loco before UP even thought of it. I'm almost 100% sure becuase i saw the D&H Heritage loco almost 2 weeks before UP announced the Heritage engines. If any more companys do Heritage Locos. I hope they Follow CPs example and Do the oringal schemes on engines like what was oringaly owned by the company. I think the UP Heritage locos are the ugliest thing on earth.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:37 AM
i sure hope so, i wish i can see the Santa fe warbonnet again!!!!!!!!!![:P][:P]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 12:32 PM
Who cares if any of the other railroads do this type of promotion. It would be nice if they did a program like this and I am sure we would all enjoy seeing the eastern roads Heritage units, but they would be following the leader if they did it now.

Remember, Conrail had the Executive E units and so did BNSF, but they have been discarded with the NS acquisition and BNSF decided their Heritage II paint was sufficient. The KCS has F units and a matching nice business train too and they have display heritage.

The other railroads would certainly get a lot of publicity if they did it, but the Union Pacific continues to run steam, E units and the Centennial just to promote heritage.

I think Union Pacific should get a lot of credit for their Heritage units and Steam Program.

These new units are great and should be appreciated by all rail fans.
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