NYC NS New York Central Heritage Unit

fitz May 22, 2012

  1. fitz

    fitz TrainBoard Member

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    Wow! Found this on a public site, it's a Norfolk Southern photo, of their latest in a series of heritage unit paint jobs. New York Central lightning stripes! Been a long time, hasn't it?

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  2. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Hard to believe- Almost 45 years...
     
  3. Hytec

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    I have always loved that scheme. Though, and I hate to say this, it looked a lot better on the E-7. The E's smooth flowing body allowed the lightning stripes to flow, but the 70's body is broken into boxes that don't allow the stripe to flow.
     
  4. fitz

    fitz TrainBoard Member

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    Hank, I had the same feeling about the NS Pennsy--those stripes looked so much better on the older power like the GG-1s and the EMD diesels. It just didn't fit on the big box units.
     
  5. Hytec

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    Jim, I think the way that UP stylized their heritage units to fit the modern engine body form yielded a more pleasing result. Then again, art, like religion and politics, is extremely personal, so perhaps I had better keep my opinions to myself...:closedmouth:

    Though, I just re-looked at the NS-NYC photo and I'm beginning to like it. I think it will grow on me. Maybe I'm not that much of an opinionated Old F**t after all.:wink:
     

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