Detroit Railfanning
Re: Detroit Railfanning
Is CP using a darker red on some locos or is that just older paint or some other anomaly?
roger
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If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
Re: Detroit Railfanning
They switched to a darker red a few years back with the "golden rodent" emblem on the side (throwback to the old beaver logo). They've dropped the beaver again but kept the darker paint. It's possible the older units will get the darker red paint on their next major servicing unless they switch everything back to the older brighter red.
Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Re: Detroit Railfanning
Thanks, Chuck.
roger
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
Re: Detroit Railfanning
chuck wrote:They switched to a darker red a few years back with the "golden rodent" emblem on the side (throwback to the old beaver logo). They've dropped the beaver again but kept the darker paint. It's possible the older units will get the darker red paint on their next major servicing unless they switch everything back to the older brighter red.
CP actually changed again recently. The have gone back to a brighter shade of red and have revived the beaver logo, now without any shading. IMO it looks much better, the old golden beaver logos faded and generally looked pretty rough
Re: Detroit Railfanning
Maybe they're just getting a deal on whatever red paint is on sale
Like the new/old red. Loose the beaver.
Really like the old CP Rail System colors/font. Clean, elegant.
Almost as nice as the old Chessie System scheme
Like the new/old red. Loose the beaver.
Really like the old CP Rail System colors/font. Clean, elegant.
Almost as nice as the old Chessie System scheme
Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Re: Detroit Railfanning
That Chessie scheme is still my favorite.
roger
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
Re: Detroit Railfanning
What's not to like. Colors are striking but not jarring (e.g. BNSF pumpkin scheme), highly visible, cute sleeping kitten embedded in the capital C.
Original CSX scheme of gray primer may have saved money but looked like sh*t. I would have preffered they kept the old scheme and just added the merged systems initials to the mix to id what power pool locomotives were coming from.
Original CSX scheme of gray primer may have saved money but looked like sh*t. I would have preffered they kept the old scheme and just added the merged systems initials to the mix to id what power pool locomotives were coming from.
Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Re: Detroit Railfanning
chuck wrote:What's not to like. Colors are striking but not jarring (e.g. BNSF pumpkin scheme), highly visible, cute sleeping kitten embedded in the capital C.
Original CSX scheme of gray primer may have saved money but looked like sh*t. I would have preffered they kept the old scheme and just added the merged systems initials to the mix to id what power pool locomotives were coming from.
I agree.
roger
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
Re: Detroit Railfanning
May 7th
CSX Q132 at Delray
Delray tower, the last manned interlocking tower in Michigan is set to be decommissioned by the end of the year, thanks to a major infrastructure project spearheaded by Conrail.
May 8th
HESR at Durand
CN E276
CN L502 shoving into Durand Yard
CSX Light power in Plymouth, MI
CN D737 in Northville, MI
May 11th
CSX Q132 in Delray
Light power by Delray tower being turned for NS
NS 176
NS 121 by the old searchlight signals
CN M384
CP 240
CN M384 at the Lincoln Street Art Park
CSX Q132 at Delray
Delray tower, the last manned interlocking tower in Michigan is set to be decommissioned by the end of the year, thanks to a major infrastructure project spearheaded by Conrail.
May 8th
HESR at Durand
CN E276
CN L502 shoving into Durand Yard
CSX Light power in Plymouth, MI
CN D737 in Northville, MI
May 11th
CSX Q132 in Delray
Light power by Delray tower being turned for NS
NS 176
NS 121 by the old searchlight signals
CN M384
CP 240
CN M384 at the Lincoln Street Art Park
Re: Detroit Railfanning
Michigan Central Depot looks a lot better with windows
Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done --
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Re: Detroit Railfanning
Playing catchup
6/3
NS 27N At Delray
CN M385 with a pair of 100th Anniversary units
6/9
Wyandotte, MI
NS 288
CN M91
NS 332
CSX Q150 at Delray
6/11
Huron And Eastern at Durand
CN M371 in Gaines
CN L502
CN L514
CN E276
CN M397
CN M398
CN U750
CN Q149
Great Lakes Central in Durand Yard
6/12
CP T28 at Delray
CN M383
CN M371 in Royal Oak
Amtrak 350 with a new SC-44 Charger
CN M371 in Hamtramck
CN M382
6/14
CN M391 at Delray
CSX Q131
CN M384
6/3
NS 27N At Delray
CN M385 with a pair of 100th Anniversary units
6/9
Wyandotte, MI
NS 288
CN M91
NS 332
CSX Q150 at Delray
6/11
Huron And Eastern at Durand
CN M371 in Gaines
CN L502
CN L514
CN E276
CN M397
CN M398
CN U750
CN Q149
Great Lakes Central in Durand Yard
6/12
CP T28 at Delray
CN M383
CN M371 in Royal Oak
Amtrak 350 with a new SC-44 Charger
CN M371 in Hamtramck
CN M382
6/14
CN M391 at Delray
CSX Q131
CN M384
Re: Detroit Railfanning
June and July roundup
6/22
CN L515 in Royal Oak, MI with GTW 4912
Amtrak 350 and BLE 878 at CN Moterm in Ferndale, MI
CN L514 with two GTW units sandwiching a CN SD60
NS 176 at Delray
Amtrak 355 at Dearborn, MI
NS 38E at the Dearborn Amtrak station
Amtrak 352
6/26
GLLX 4428 at CSX Rougemere
6/29
NS 38E on the Conrail Junction yard Runner
GTW GP9R working Schaefer Yard on the CN Dearborn Sub
7/11
NS Oakwood yard job with RCO GP38-2
CN M383 at Delray
Amtrak 350 in Ferndale
CN M371
CN L512
IC Shoving platform
6/22
CN L515 in Royal Oak, MI with GTW 4912
Amtrak 350 and BLE 878 at CN Moterm in Ferndale, MI
CN L514 with two GTW units sandwiching a CN SD60
NS 176 at Delray
Amtrak 355 at Dearborn, MI
NS 38E at the Dearborn Amtrak station
Amtrak 352
6/26
GLLX 4428 at CSX Rougemere
6/29
NS 38E on the Conrail Junction yard Runner
GTW GP9R working Schaefer Yard on the CN Dearborn Sub
7/11
NS Oakwood yard job with RCO GP38-2
CN M383 at Delray
Amtrak 350 in Ferndale
CN M371
CN L512
IC Shoving platform
Re: Detroit Railfanning
Lucas,
Thanks for your nice array of photos.
I suppose that you have shown us almost every railroad in that area.
IMHO AMTRAK should hire some person with a little imagination to
come up with a scheme for their locos. The locos may have some
interesting shapes now but the paint sure is blah.
Thanks for your nice array of photos.
I suppose that you have shown us almost every railroad in that area.
IMHO AMTRAK should hire some person with a little imagination to
come up with a scheme for their locos. The locos may have some
interesting shapes now but the paint sure is blah.
roger
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
I support thread drift.
If God didn't want women to be looked at, He would have made 'em ugly. RAH
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