New roadname wish list for GP9's. Chesapeake and Ohio (like Atlas) and Canadian National green/yellow paint scheme. The CN units could be painted and the roadname and herald left off. Water slide decals, (maybe team up with microscale decals) included Canadian National, Grand Trunk Western, and Central Vermont included with the engines as each road had the same paint scheme. That way you cover three railroads at once, and make three separate modeling groups happy at one time. ANY CHANCE? By the way, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all. What say 3rail? Anything to look forwards to here?
GP9's? Please fix the paint job on the Milwaukee Road version. It's so wrong!
I would like to see some fallen flag paint schemes on the F3 engines: Milwaukee Road Freight colors, CGW Deramus red, CB&Q Freight colors. I would also like to see a caboose made to match the fallen flag roads.
WBB, I think this would really be popular among us baby boomers. Hint, hint.
Happy Holidays!
The CGW red would also work for MKT and KCS!
Weaver did make express boxes for CN and GTW in that livery, so I cannot see why it could not be done for Geeps. Or one powered, one dummy!
I agree.
Merry Christmas, Dom!
This Boomer requests that the paint job also be fixed on the CNW unit.
And we need Illinois Central (NOT ICG) units in the orange and white scheme from 1970.
A MIssouri Pacific in the robin's egg blue or the Jenks blue in the buzzsaw scheme and a light gray L&n with speed lettering would be nice.
Nickel Plate Road. I missed out on the last issue of this roadname.
Cobrabob.
Boston and Maine...Minuteman paint scheme
Another suggestion.Toward the end of the Seaboard Air Line's existence,they painted their diesels lime green.Plus you could bring back the B&O's frieght scheme.
And if you do SP, do a SSW unit. Or SP powered, SSW dummy.
Alaska! GEEPs or anything else! ;D
How about a ARR GG1 ??? (You said ARR anything!)
I dearly love electrics, but I'll have to pass on a GG1 in Alaska RR livery. ;D
FYI
The GG-1's were built by, or for, the Pennsylvania railroad and later used by Amtrac and ConRail. All full size GG-1's are put to rest, hazardous materials inside the transformers, they have too many electrical problems to fix and would be cost prohibitive to repair for the real world.
Lee F.
I knew the G's were used on the NEC. I just wanted to give the OGR Ed. a bad time!
Kind of hoped 3rd rail would have replied to the sugestions. At least make a undecorated version of each of their product to help modelers that choose their own roads.
Dear Raider,
Third Rail is out of the country; I'm sure he'll consider your suggestions upon his return.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Hearsay and misinformation deleted. Sorry 'bout that.
The PRR would buy 60 Hz stuff, and have a power station where there would be a huge motor which would spin a 25hz alternator.
Now the new stuff can change Hz on the fly with the electronic onboard.
Wow,
Do I ever have to correct myself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA%27s_25_Hz_Traction_Power_System
(Original Reading RR system)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak%27s_25_Hz_Traction_Power_System
(Original Pennsylvania RR system)
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik
I knew the Reading(pronounced Redding) Railroad used electric MU passenger cars, but I never knew that they used 25 hertz equipment. Through parts of north Reading to Leesport PA, the Reading used a third rail for electric power, low bridges prevented overhead wires from being used.
Thanks Joe S. for the info.
What I was referring to about the GG-1's is that it would be too cost prohibitve to update the GG-1's. First you would have to replace the old style transformers and old motors in the GG-1's, then you would have to repair the frames of the GG-1's. Most likely you would have to replace the old air pumps(for air brakes), and install new couplers (that is why the Blue Mountain & Reading RR gave up passenger car service, in Berks County PA) on the engines, both front & rear.
Lee F.
The GG1s were also used by Penn Central.
IMHO the idea of locos available without road names is interesting especially for Diesels of all types.They could be offered painted in the many colors available or without any specific color.This might lead to a good market for decals.
The GG-1's were being used because they were still in the fleet of the predecessor, the Pennsy RR. In other words cost efficientcy.
To change over from the GG-1's would be very costly, as the generators would have to be changed out to 60 hertz, and the sub-stations, transformers and wiring for the electrical supply would have to be changed over. :o The overhead wires might even need to be changed out as well to handle the higher frequency.
Lee F.