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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 12:19 AM
This isn't unique to the 70's, but I personally like the black and gold of the d&rgw. Nothing fancy, just mean looking locomotives ready to go to work
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Posted by brazos87 on Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:08 PM
I like the Chessie scheme, but give me Conrail's blue as my favorite--quite an improvement over PC! Worst scheme--KCS ghost white--I don't think ever saw one that didn't look like it had just fallen in a mudhole!
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Posted by robscaboose on Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:27 PM
Penn Central Black......it doesn't get any better than that
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Posted by mucable on Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:27 PM
#1 The RF&P's blue/gray scheme was neat.
#2 SR's Black/Dulux Silver and gold made them look all dressed up for a night on the town! They also ran long hood forward as it should be!
#3 The Santa Fe's red/silver warbonnets were best!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:06 PM
Gotta go with BN's colors. I grew up seeing Cascade Green, and it's still a treat whenever an older unit goes by sporting the green and black.
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Posted by GP-9_Man11786 on Thursday, January 27, 2005 7:20 PM
I've Always liked the LV's Red and yellow paint scheme. It was only used on 2 units. One of which was GP-9 # 301 the other was an RS-3.

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Posted by garr on Thursday, January 27, 2005 6:36 PM
The Bicentennial paint schemes. Tops: SCL, Santa Fe, Milwaukee Road, ICG, & SP for locos and Georgia Railroad for caboose.

Jay
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 6:07 PM
Best - Delaware and Hudson - When the northeast was being taken over by PC black and Conrail blue, it was a stand alone - highlighted by the quotation marks!!!
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Posted by skerber on Thursday, January 27, 2005 3:56 PM
Erie Lackawanna is my favorite 70's paint scheme.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:48 PM
Southern green and gold on the Southern Crescent; runner -up Chessie
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Posted by jabrown1971 on Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:25 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

I already voted for Chessie, but I do also favor the Wabash blue and white, as used on their F's.




Great scheme, unfortunately long gone by the 70's :( -Replaced by Pevlar Blue:), then NW black..........long live the N & W and components-Wabash, NKP and IT
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Posted by wcfan4ever on Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:16 PM
SOO Line!

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:11 PM
I already voted for Chessie, but I do also favor the Wabash blue and white, as used on their F's.

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Posted by motor on Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:04 PM
Penn Central green. For some reason I loved that interlocked P and C.

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Posted by oltmannd on Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:08 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by germanese

Pound for pound, ounce for ounce, the Burlington Northern green, black and white was the best paint scheme in the country.


We have to weigh the paint?

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:01 AM
Pound for pound, ounce for ounce, the Burlington Northern green, black and white was the best paint scheme in the country.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:14 PM
The green Burlington Northern cars were my absolute favorites and it's a shame that you don't see many of those around anymore, I sometimes wi***hat Burlington Northern and Atchinson Topeka/Santa Fe are still two different railroad companies.

QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

My favorite 70s paint scheme is BN Cascade Green.[8D]
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Posted by ozzy01 on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:57 PM
Chessie System first with the SCL/LN Family Lines and Southern's a close second and third.
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Posted by jabrown1971 on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:18 AM
Chessie System-Easily recognizable today-by anyone. Anyone remember ICG solid orange-one of my favorites.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:07 PM
NO LACK for STRONG OPPINION HERE, personally when you say 70's you do say the word COLORFULL in many things. Tye died T shirts anyone?
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Posted by ShaunCN on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:35 PM
CHESSIE SYSTEM!!!
derailment? what derailment? All reports of derailments are lies. Their are no derailments within a hundreed miles of here.
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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:33 PM
I agree. Sorry I left that out.
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Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:24 PM
D&H Warbonnet!

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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 2:15 PM
Some of my favorites are the MP-T&P blue and light greyish blue with white striping, the GM&O two-tone red, the Loewey-designed PRR Tuscan Red with gold striping, yest the Daylight scheme, the chocolate brown of the KCS.
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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:50 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by louisnash


But with the majority so far with Chessie. You can't beat the kitty kitty.

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Posted by louisnash on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:31 AM
Being the L&N fan I am, I am going to say that I liked the SCL/L&N Family Lines paint. I liked the herald they used.

But with the majority so far with Chessie. You can't beat the kitty kitty.

Brian (KY)
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Posted by BurlingtonJohn on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:29 AM
First would be the CB&Q's Red/Gray (hey, it lasted officially until March 2nd, 1970).
Second would be the Red/White/Blue worn by 4449 and the American Freedom Train.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:25 AM
HOW ABOUT GM&O COLORS OF THE EARLY 70S
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Posted by CShaveRR on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:00 AM
At the risk of astounding people who know of my past C&O and Chessie connections, I'd have to say that my favorite 70's paint schem (as applied to locomotives) was that of the Erie Western Railroad. In fact, it would be limited to the 70s, because the ralroad was created after the formation of Conrail in 1976, and it was gone by 1980, IIRC.

Chessie still gets my vote as the most distinctive (my kids grew up looking for the kitties!).

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:54 AM
I'll cast my vote for NJ Transit, platinum mist body, black roof and multi-color diagonals on the flanks.
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