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Book on One-of-a-kind and two-of-a-kind Paint schemes

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Book on One-of-a-kind and two-of-a-kind Paint schemes
Posted by bnsfkline on Sunday, September 11, 2005 2:45 PM
I am thinking about writing a book on special paint schemes from 1970-2006.
would anyone buy a book like this, and should I persue this book? Any information and pictures would be a great help to me.

Some of the topics covered would be:

1.)Bicentinel Locomotives of Major Railroads
2.)Olympic Units
3.)UP Heritage units
4.)Merger prototype schemes
5.)United Way/Commeritve Units
6.)Paint Scheme and Lettering Goof's
7.)Expierimental Paint Schemes
and maybe
8.) Demo Paint Schemes
would this book be good for a model railroader?
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Posted by adrianspeeder on Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:03 PM
LV with its mostly red, some white (repainted red), some yellow and blue (repainted red) painted a GP9 and RS3 in a goofy yellow and brown.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:46 PM
During the bicentennial,I recall reading ads for an upcoming all color book that would show all of the railroads bicentennial paint schemes.The book was never produced for some reason[:(].
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Posted by espeefoamer on Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by adrianspeeder

LV with its mostly red, some white (repainted red), some yellow and blue (repainted red) painted a GP9 and RS3 in a goofy yellow and brown.

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LV would have its own book.So would Rock Island and New Haven![:D][:p]
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Posted by adrianspeeder on Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:57 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

QUOTE: Originally posted by adrianspeeder

LV with its mostly red, some white (repainted red), some yellow and blue (repainted red) painted a GP9 and RS3 in a goofy yellow and brown.

Adrianspeeder

LV would have its own book.So would Rock Island and New Haven![:D][:p]


True 'dat...

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Posted by coborn35 on Sunday, September 11, 2005 4:00 PM
Make sure to include Maersk, and Barfbonnet.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, September 11, 2005 4:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by coborn35

Make sure to include Maersk, and Barfbonnet.


Barfbonnet??

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Posted by bnsfkline on Sunday, September 11, 2005 5:06 PM
If I were to do this book, would you guys help out with photos and information?
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Posted by edbenton on Sunday, September 11, 2005 7:34 PM
Barfbonnet was the BNSF tring the green and cream from the SD70MAC's as a warbonnet paint scheme.
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Posted by ShaunCN on Monday, September 12, 2005 2:11 PM
that book would be awsome, from a canadian prespective would it be all US stuff or canadian and US? I could shurley help on the canadian side of things.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 2:20 PM
If such a book were available, I'd buy it. Don't forget to include BNSF's variations on the orange and green, and D & H's various substitutes for their classy blue and grey with the yellow lightning stripe.
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Posted by tsgtbob on Monday, September 12, 2005 2:40 PM
Would that include special numbered units, such as the Chessie 1977 for the B&O susquitennial?
How about Steam specials, chessie, AFT, stuff like that?
I think that TRP did, or is doing a book on the bicentennials.

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