Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
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QUOTE: Originally posted by dgwicks Management support, maybe, but $$$$$$? They still have to paint them and any time I have bought paint there was no difference in price for colors.
QUOTE: Originally posted by gabe I am certainly not an expert on UP, but didn't UP tip its hat to the SP by painting two SD-40-2s (I think that was the unit) in SP colors, etc?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by jruppert Didn't NS recently paint a locomotive in Southern colors?
QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp Also, it seems like when UP buys a railroad it moves alot of power (include locals) to other parts of the system that did not used to be part of the rail company that was just bought out.
QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Corperate greed is starting to show that railroads don't want to be appealing. the CSX Bright future scheme, frow what I hear, was started in place of the gray-blue-yellow because it costed less for 2 colors, was quicker to do (Think workers getting paid by the hour. more done for same price), and used less tape. Ither things, like CSX cancelling private excursiuons on commuter equiptment soon, show that railroads don't really care how joe somebody sees em, as long as big companies pay them.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by dstill I know this is not feasible but it would be nice if the railroad's could keep a few locomotive painted in previous paint scheme's, Example NS/Southern 4610. It would be nice to see WM, RFP, SAL etc..
QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp It seems like I hear the UP would not let SP 4449 go down to Sacramento to the Railfair 99 because it was not a UP locomotive so it had to go on BNSF. Is that true?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy RRs shouldn't even bother painting the loco's... They should all be like the NS grey ghosts with the RRs initials on the side. Think of the money they would save.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear QUOTE: Originally posted by trainheartedguy Corperate greed is starting to show that railroads don't want to be appealing. the CSX Bright future scheme, frow what I hear, was started in place of the gray-blue-yellow because it costed less for 2 colors, was quicker to do (Think workers getting paid by the hour. more done for same price), and used less tape. Ither things, like CSX cancelling private excursiuons on commuter equiptment soon, show that railroads don't really care how joe somebody sees em, as long as big companies pay them. And should the railroads take scarce funds from track repair or personnel training so their locomotives look pretty?!? C'mon. Give me a break with the corporate greed crap... LC
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