"Black on white white on black" Conrail locomotive Renumbering

[Anonymous]

Is there any significance to the renumbering of Conrail units on NS as to "Black numbers on a White background" or" White numbers on a Black background".
Is it determined by the predecessor railroad?
The conrail units that are now CSX are yellow numbers on the blue background.

[UPTRAIN]

I don' t think this would matter, just whatever the shop wants to put on there is what they get.

[Anonymous]

I would assume anything will go, as long as it is clearly visible.

[Anonymous]

No difference, of course, being the Conrail fan I am, I think the patches are the most terrible things to ride on rails[;)]

[CSXrules4eva]

I would have to agree w/ everyone here it dosen't matter wutever the artist so desires. I think someone sould air brush flames or come out w/ a tricked out paint scheem for a locomotive. That would be something. BUT. . . in the case of NS I think the white letters on the black paint is cool, they should also give the black finish more of a glaze, and the trucks should be a silvery or crome color.