QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSFrailfan The CNW crews where a hell of alot friendlier the the you pee. you pee's are jerks. There are alot of CNW crews who don't like the you pee. Back in the later 90's. The CNW crews where extreamly kind to me. Not anymore. And I can see why.
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSFrailfan Ya,so,what's your point.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by miniwyo I Just died a little.......
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Lord Atmo maybe the armour yellow ***bags that are there now might be ex CNW. it's impossible to know which UP units in all-UP colors are ex CNW
QUOTE: Originally posted by Lord Atmo they may as well paint the whole thing yellow since they didnt use enough of the grey to make the color balance. words cannot describe how much love i had for the green cab and yellow nose of a CNW locomotive. it looked so great. now look at UP. yellow nose, yellow cab, grey tippy top of the roof. *yawn*.
QUOTE: Originally posted by GluefingerEver see the CNW Oelwein Scheme? http://www.cnwhs.org/memberphotos/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=3
QUOTE: Originally posted by dingoix Think about it- other than 2 DASH9s, CNW power is GONE. No more SD45s, no more Geeps, no more DASH8s.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Lord Atmo no. they're gone. the patch kills it. ruins the awesome green cabs and eliminates the cool logo CNW had. i have said it many times. UP needs to seriously rethink their scheme. the armour yellow overwhelms the unit and makes it look dumb and unpainted. the all green cabs on the CNW units balanced the color perfectly. now that ugly patch throws the color off. farewell, spartan cab CNW. this is enough to make me want to quit railfanning[:(]
QUOTE: Originally posted by Lord Atmo grass grows back, CNW units are dead for good after a patch. apparently you didnt grow up watching CNW locomotives. i even remmeber seeing quite a few high hoods in my childhood. so to me, CNW defines "train". a locomotive with a spartan or high hood cab in the green and yellow colors towing a long line of cars is my deffinition of "Train" at least. i hate seeing all these units go. UP doesnt intend for this, but the're spiting me every time i see a CNW unit with a big yellow patch on the green cab. when i was a kid, i loved both roads the same and was thrilled to see either CNW or UP. but now i hate UP beyond belief. yeah sure, the heritage stuff will be nice. i was told the CNW heritage unit will be half CNW and half UP. just a UP SD70ACE with a colored ***. and the words "2 great railroads under one name" somewhere on the unit. that quote is so wrong. there's nothing great about UP and if they REALLY were under one name, the name would be new. i cant look forward to more spiting by UP[V] it's been years now with the same hideous armour yellow now. it's time for change and pizaz. UP should make their scheme look interesting and not put 4 horizontal stripes across every locomotive so it looks bland and unpainted. i proudly wear my CNW hat as i type this rant. so what's left? 2 C44-9Ws? wonderful. i hate widenoses.... they may be safer, but man are they ugly. but i would still love the sight of a CNW one though. the lightning stripe was brilliant and looks really cool. why does UP patch these units? CP doesnt patch any of their SOO fleet and CN doesnt patch their WC units. and boy do they ever have problems keeping track of their fleets... think of how much money UP could save by not painting their locomotives aquired from mergers. then maybe they could afford all that stuff they have shortages of. but then again, this IS UP we're talking about... lastly, look at UP's roster and note the few CNW units on it. then look at their abundancy of SP units on it. yeah, patch CNW and don't touch SP. UP clearly has some issues with CNW
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