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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by erikthered</i> <br /><br />I'm never going to argue when a railroad changes it's paint scheme. I'm going to hold on to my negatives of locomotives under the old paint scheme, wait thirty years, and submit them all to TRAINS. I will probably be able to supplement my police retirement with all the royalty checks that come in. I might even send them in to CLASSIC TRAINS and double dip. Heck, maybe I can get KALMBACH to publish a book of the photos... in thirty years, if I'm still around. <br /> <br />Folks, I would never have known Santa Fe's Warbonnet paint scheme if I hadn't played with a LIONEL diesel in my misspent youth. It's taken me years to acknowledge that the NYC ever painted their locomotives anything other than black- because the NYC steam locomotive I had from LIONEL was, uhm, black. <br /> <br />Corporations change their public persona all the time. My kids (aged 22 and 20) give me a blank stare when I talk about "Ma Bell"... but they recognize the AT&T logo. <br /> <br />Personally, I hated it when red, yellow and silver disappeared from the Santa Fe. I see the Big New Santa Fe "heritage" scheme as a "pumpkin" scheme. Unfortunately for my personal feelings, professional marketers and wiser heads at BNSF made a decision for me. And so it is here. <br /> <br />Now, if UP went to something other than Armour Yellow and gray... oh boy, would I complain! And I'd probably get the same results, too... <br /> <br />Erik <br />[/quote]Im just very glad that I don't see any ATSF Locomotives that had that stupid ugly Yellow&Sylver around anymore,My god .......you talk about an ugly paint job,Oh hell ill take a Red&sylver over that thing anyday. MY GOD!
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