QUOTE: (Now, if only the BNSF would do some in old GN, NP, SP&S, and CB&Q.. eh?)
Originally posted by oskar Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 8:28 AM No because the BNSF doesn't make it a big of a deal like the UP. No because the UP likes the Attion. Allan. Reply Edit Noah Hofrichter Member sinceJanuary 2004 From: Reedsburg WI (near Wisconsin Dells) 3,370 posts Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Sunday, July 31, 2005 8:37 AM I really like the WP one with the way the feather seperated the two colors and all, but the MoPac one, well, I guess better luck next time. Who ever thought that those two colors of blue went together well, wasn't thinking. Noah Click the image above to visit my website, Badger Rails. My Model Railroad Club's website: http://sandhousecrew.webng.com Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:06 AM Thanks for the posting oskar. Since former Missouri Pacific territory isn't that far from me, I will have to be partial and appreciate their the new color scheme but; I really like the Western Pacific one the best. Nice creativity from the painter's booth. Good Job Union Pacific!! Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:07 AM Thanks for the posting oskar. Since former Missouri Pacific territory isn't that far from me, I will have to be partial and appreciate their the new color scheme but; I really like the Western Pacific one the best. Nice creativity from the painter's booth. Good Job Union Pacific!! Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:14 AM Go figure, UP will waste money to paint 5 loco's in Fallen flag Livery's to get an even smaller amount in royalties off Model railroaders. Someone in their Accounting department must be pulling his hairs out that this, but their legal team is enjoying raking in the money off this, and the execs are just dumb as can be again. Reply Edit mersenne6 Member sinceMarch 2004 913 posts Posted by mersenne6 on Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:34 AM I don't think it's just model railroaders UP has in mind - try tee-shirt logos, the badges and caps beloved of a percentage of railfans, and just about anything you might want to make with a fallen flag logo. Perhaps accounting is pulling out their hair but perhaps someone did a reasonable survey and figured there was sufficient money to be made. Regardless, I'd suspect that anything sporting one of the fallen flag logos will be fair game. As for enforcing it - most of those manufacturers are very small and they won't be in any position to fight so they'll either pay up or quit and the cost will be passed onto the consumer. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 2:38 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by SteamerFan Go figure, UP will waste money to paint 5 loco's in Fallen flag Livery's to get an even smaller amount in royalties off Model railroaders. Someone in their Accounting department must be pulling his hairs out that this, but their legal team is enjoying raking in the money off this, and the execs are just dumb as can be again. I agree. I surly don't the BNSF and NS doing this foolishness. Now what is wrong with this Picture. Reply Edit AlcoRS11Nut Member sinceJuly 2002 From: Stevens Point 436 posts Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Sunday, July 31, 2005 3:53 PM I don't think the MP one is that bad. Didn't the MP have a similar shade of light blue on its passenger units, and the darker one on its later freight units? I think it looks great, especially the eagle on the nose, better then those two white chevron things MP had. I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast. Reply espeefoamer Member sinceNovember 2003 From: West Coast 4,122 posts Posted by espeefoamer on Sunday, July 31, 2005 6:25 PM The rear portion of the WP unit looks like UP left it in gray primer.It looks to be the same shade as the "gray ghost"NS units roaming the country,waiting to be painted[:(!]. Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool. Reply TrainFreak409 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Dallas, GA 2,643 posts Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:53 PM They did a great job on these units. A new twist, to an old favorite![:D] Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 8:27 PM Stick around............UP will have them Wrecked in a week or two. Reply Edit ericsp Member sinceMay 2015 5,134 posts Posted by ericsp on Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:34 PM These monstrous paint jobs are abominations. "No soup for you!" - Yev Kassem (from Seinfeld) Reply Junctionfan Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: St.Catharines, Ontario 3,770 posts Posted by Junctionfan on Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:10 PM I wonder what the Rock Island will be like? Andrew Reply cpbloom Member sinceAugust 2003 From: Still on the other side of the tracks. 397 posts Posted by cpbloom on Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:15 PM I have never seen any WP or MP in those colors. [:(!] If I'm wrong someone refresh my memory. Don't get me wrong, they look absolutely positively nice but if you are going to "heritage" paint schemes make them just like the original. If you gonna do something like this you might as well slapped Union Pacific on the side. Of course I'm just a lowly railfan; [:(] they can do what ever they want with their locos. Ususally I'm on here going against any UP bashing but sorry UP I don't have your back this time. Can't wait to see MKT [:p][:o)] Reply 2059 Member sinceJuly 2003 From: South Milwaukee WI 98 posts Posted by 2059 on Monday, August 1, 2005 9:21 PM I think I heard somewhere the UP will be doing CNW and SP units. Now from my standpoint and from a financial standpoint, wouldn't it work out much better if the UP would just keep some of the existing CNW and SP units? I am happy that the UP is doing this but I would much rather see a CNW AC4400CW rolling down the line instead of a CNW SD70ACe which probably won't be painted meeting the old CNW standards. The SD70ACes is a great move by the UP. However, keeping the units still in the original company colors would have more historical value as well as a better representation of the heritage. Reply AntonioFP45 Member sinceDecember 2003 From: Good ol' USA 9,642 posts Posted by AntonioFP45 on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 12:20 PM I like it, even though not totally accurate. As for it being foolish. Why? Do we say the same thing when the NFL and Disney do this? Has anyone noticed that for "freight car recording" purposes, CSX has marked a large number of its frieght cars with small, NYC and Pennsylvania lettering? Supposedly due to the Conrail merger. Hmmm. Seems like they're also clinging on to their past at the same time! Most of us don't like this, but as was mentioned this is today! Logos and trademarks are hot items now. UP's PR tactics have not always been top notch, but the other railroads are jumping on the bandwagon......just not as aggressively. So, before they wrecked, covered with grime, or get tagged by "thug wanna-bes", ......Enjoy the paint jobs! "I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!" Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 12:27 PM Hopefully I will see them when I am out & about in August & October. [:o)][:p][:)] Originally posted by oskar Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply DrummingTrainfan Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Omaha-ish, Nebraska 703 posts Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 2:56 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan. Stick around............UP will have them Wrecked in a week or two. i cant help but agree...lets not forget GM's demonstrators. GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 3:41 PM UP's dressing up a handful of SD70ACe's in "fallen flag" colors turns an otherwise ugly locomotive into an interesting work of art. Is the two tone MoPac and WP schemes supposed to represent the early, and later paint schemes of both railroads? I initially the locomotives would be in one scheme, and not a combination of two. Are there plans to paint an SD70ACe in Rock Island colors? Using the red and black with "wings" on the front end would be classy. Using the Rocket passenger scheme would be interesting. Hopefully UP won't do a combination of two shades of maroon, yellow nose, and bilboard lettering with the "R" and "I" being larger than the rest of the railroad's name. [:(] Given the color combinations on the Rock during the final years, that may be more "authentic," but not attractive. Reply Edit espeefoamer Member sinceNovember 2003 From: West Coast 4,122 posts Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 3:49 PM You won't see Rock Island.UP didn't merge with the RI. Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool. Reply StillGrande Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Alexandria, VA 847 posts Posted by StillGrande on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 1:34 PM QUOTE: [i] Has anyone noticed that for "freight car recording" purposes, CSX has marked a large number of its frieght cars with small, NYC and Pennsylvania lettering? Supposedly due to the Conrail merger. Hmmm. Seems like they're also clinging on to their past at the same time! Norfolk Southern has similar marks on their equipment. I saw a high nose GP38-2 with SOU above the numbers on the cab. The lead GP38-2 (low nose) had NS. I don't think there is any sinister plot here. As for the UP updating the paint scheme on a NEW locomotive, so what. It is not a museum display. Even BNSF has varied the "heritage" paint scheme. Dewey "Facts are meaningless; you can use facts to prove anything that is even remotely true! Facts, schmacks!" - Homer Simpson "The problem is there are so many stupid people and nothing eats them." Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:03 PM Has anyone noticed that for "freight car recording" purposes, CSX has marked a large number of its frieght cars with small, NYC and Pennsylvania lettering? Supposedly due to the Conrail merger. Hmmm. Seems like they're also clinging on to their past at the same time! It's done for accounting/tax purposes....the PRR marks are actually owned by NS. Reply Edit Gluefinger Member sinceJuly 2002 484 posts Posted by Gluefinger on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 4:24 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by 2059 I am happy that the UP is doing this but I would much rather see a CNW AC4400CW rolling down the line instead of a CNW SD70ACe which probably won't be painted meeting the old CNW standards. Last CNW AC4400CW was patched two nights ago. Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:54 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed Yes the UPRR lost a court case over rights & the judge said use it or lose it. [:p] Originally posted by oskar yeah that might be true but I haven't heared of them loseing a court case but I have heared that they renewed the copyrights so if anybody makes a model of the the companies then UP will get some of they money but thats what I have heared. kevin Reply dehusman Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Omaha, NE 10,621 posts Posted by dehusman on Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:40 AM The NYC and PRR were used so that NS and CSX could separate the CR cars prior to the merger. The NYC and PRR marks were both assigned to CR so they could use them and the cars would stay in CR books, but the NYC cars cold be assigned to the CSX and the PRR cars to the NS. Dave H. Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com Reply 12 Join our Community! 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QUOTE: Originally posted by SteamerFan Go figure, UP will waste money to paint 5 loco's in Fallen flag Livery's to get an even smaller amount in royalties off Model railroaders. Someone in their Accounting department must be pulling his hairs out that this, but their legal team is enjoying raking in the money off this, and the execs are just dumb as can be again.
Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern
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Originally posted by oskar Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply DrummingTrainfan Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Omaha-ish, Nebraska 703 posts Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 2:56 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan. Stick around............UP will have them Wrecked in a week or two. i cant help but agree...lets not forget GM's demonstrators. GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 3:41 PM UP's dressing up a handful of SD70ACe's in "fallen flag" colors turns an otherwise ugly locomotive into an interesting work of art. Is the two tone MoPac and WP schemes supposed to represent the early, and later paint schemes of both railroads? I initially the locomotives would be in one scheme, and not a combination of two. Are there plans to paint an SD70ACe in Rock Island colors? Using the red and black with "wings" on the front end would be classy. Using the Rocket passenger scheme would be interesting. Hopefully UP won't do a combination of two shades of maroon, yellow nose, and bilboard lettering with the "R" and "I" being larger than the rest of the railroad's name. [:(] Given the color combinations on the Rock during the final years, that may be more "authentic," but not attractive. Reply Edit espeefoamer Member sinceNovember 2003 From: West Coast 4,122 posts Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 3:49 PM You won't see Rock Island.UP didn't merge with the RI. Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool. Reply StillGrande Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Alexandria, VA 847 posts Posted by StillGrande on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 1:34 PM QUOTE: [i] Has anyone noticed that for "freight car recording" purposes, CSX has marked a large number of its frieght cars with small, NYC and Pennsylvania lettering? Supposedly due to the Conrail merger. Hmmm. Seems like they're also clinging on to their past at the same time! Norfolk Southern has similar marks on their equipment. I saw a high nose GP38-2 with SOU above the numbers on the cab. The lead GP38-2 (low nose) had NS. I don't think there is any sinister plot here. As for the UP updating the paint scheme on a NEW locomotive, so what. It is not a museum display. Even BNSF has varied the "heritage" paint scheme. Dewey "Facts are meaningless; you can use facts to prove anything that is even remotely true! Facts, schmacks!" - Homer Simpson "The problem is there are so many stupid people and nothing eats them." Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 3:03 PM Has anyone noticed that for "freight car recording" purposes, CSX has marked a large number of its frieght cars with small, NYC and Pennsylvania lettering? Supposedly due to the Conrail merger. Hmmm. Seems like they're also clinging on to their past at the same time! It's done for accounting/tax purposes....the PRR marks are actually owned by NS. Reply Edit Gluefinger Member sinceJuly 2002 484 posts Posted by Gluefinger on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 4:24 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by 2059 I am happy that the UP is doing this but I would much rather see a CNW AC4400CW rolling down the line instead of a CNW SD70ACe which probably won't be painted meeting the old CNW standards. Last CNW AC4400CW was patched two nights ago. Reply oskar Member sinceAugust 2003 1,092 posts Posted by oskar on Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:54 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed Yes the UPRR lost a court case over rights & the judge said use it or lose it. [:p] Originally posted by oskar yeah that might be true but I haven't heared of them loseing a court case but I have heared that they renewed the copyrights so if anybody makes a model of the the companies then UP will get some of they money but thats what I have heared. kevin Reply dehusman Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Omaha, NE 10,621 posts Posted by dehusman on Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:40 AM The NYC and PRR were used so that NS and CSX could separate the CR cars prior to the merger. The NYC and PRR marks were both assigned to CR so they could use them and the cars would stay in CR books, but the NYC cars cold be assigned to the CSX and the PRR cars to the NS. Dave H. Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSF railfan. Stick around............UP will have them Wrecked in a week or two.
QUOTE: [i] Has anyone noticed that for "freight car recording" purposes, CSX has marked a large number of its frieght cars with small, NYC and Pennsylvania lettering? Supposedly due to the Conrail merger. Hmmm. Seems like they're also clinging on to their past at the same time!
QUOTE: Originally posted by 2059 I am happy that the UP is doing this but I would much rather see a CNW AC4400CW rolling down the line instead of a CNW SD70ACe which probably won't be painted meeting the old CNW standards.
QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed Yes the UPRR lost a court case over rights & the judge said use it or lose it. [:p] Originally posted by oskar yeah that might be true but I haven't heared of them loseing a court case but I have heared that they renewed the copyrights so if anybody makes a model of the the companies then UP will get some of they money but thats what I have heared. kevin Reply dehusman Member sinceSeptember 2003 From: Omaha, NE 10,621 posts Posted by dehusman on Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:40 AM The NYC and PRR were used so that NS and CSX could separate the CR cars prior to the merger. The NYC and PRR marks were both assigned to CR so they could use them and the cars would stay in CR books, but the NYC cars cold be assigned to the CSX and the PRR cars to the NS. Dave H. Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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