Pete Piszczek Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 That Interstate livery is sure going to stand out in an all black consist! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Actually I think it would look good in gloss black with the gold stripes and lettering, but then it wouldn't be a "proper" livery Just as long as you aren't trying to start a 'Pennsy black vs Pennsy green' discussion....AAAARGH! The Interstate one is excellent - I wasn't sure about that from the drawing but it looks really sharp on a modern unit! That orange ZINGS! 7 down - 12 to go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Released (all ES44ACs so far): NS8098 - Conrail NS8099 - Southern NS8100 - Nickel Plate NS8101 - Central of Georgia NS8102 - Pennsylvania NS8103 - Norfolk & Western NS8104....... NS8105 - Interstate Still to follow: Central New Jersey (SD70Ace) Delaware Lackawanna & Western (SD70Ace) Erie (SD70Ace) Illinois Terminal (SD70Ace) Lehigh Valley (ES44AC) New York Central (SD70Ace) Norfolk Southern (ES44AC) Penn Central (??) Reading (SD70Ace) Savannah & Atlanta (SD70Ace) Virginian (SD70Ace) Wabash (SD70Ace) 8104 will presumably be Lehigh Valley or Norfolk Southern? (Or outside chance PC?) Don't recall seeing this one posted yet - I think the 'meet between' shots will be the future challenge, and with 19 out there it's got to happen! http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=395059&nseq=3 Plenty of shots of the others now turning up, these are (not surprisingly!) causing a bit of a stir! Stripey.... http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=394717&nseq=7 Retro Conrail! http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=393985&nseq=6 Sweethome VA? http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=393564&nseq=6 Rural... http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=395365&nseq=3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Now the Interstate one I really like. The road name is above the handrails and the pale grey undercarriage really makes it sparkle - it took me a while to figure that out!!!!! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 It's a pity they didn't do five of each livery! I'm really looking forward to the Central RR of New Jersey - I hope i'm not going to be disappointed... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigZ Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Word on the street is that the next unit out will be the original Norfolk Southern ES44AC... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigZ Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Don't recall seeing this one posted yet - I think the 'meet between' shots will be the future challenge, and with 19 out there it's got to happen! http://www.railpictu...d=395059&nseq=3 A friend sent me this, the story of that photo as told by the photographer: "It would probably have taken several weeks of arranging and planning to get the photo setup that presented itself Friday evening near Welch, West VA: I was following the Norfolk and Western heritage unit, on train 746, from Williamson towards Bluefield on its maiden voyage pulling revenue. After leaving Williamson, the highway veers away from the mainline, so I lost track of the train. After an hour and a half of being "in the dark" I stopped at Roderfield to attempt a shot of the train exiting one of the "Heartland" tunnels. Cell phone service does not exist here, so I had no way to find out if I was ahead of the train or not. There was an old-fashioned trackside call-box beside the signal, so I called the dispatcher in Bluefield to see where the train was. It was about 10 miles away, and it would stop near Welch at a control point named "Farm" to add helper engines on the rear to get the train over the mountain into Bluefield. I also knew the Southern heritage unit had been working in the helper pool out of Bluefield, so I asked her if she knew where engine number 8099 was at. She said it was leaving Bluefield and should be at "Farm" about the same time as the other train. She said she could have them stop at Farm for a photo op if I wanted. Of course I wanted, this is my chance at illustrating history! I got my shot of the coal train exiting the tunnel, then went to Farm and waited for the moment. Sure enough, 746 pulled up and stopped, and while they were attaching a helper engine on the rear, the next helper set arrived with the Southern engine and posed beside the NW engine. The helper set with the Southern unit would have to sit here and wait for the next train anyway, so the best part of the whole thing is that no trains were delayed at all, and no special arrangements had to be made. If I had to choose two heritage locomotive for a side by side shot, it would have been these two since these two railroads are what started NS 30 years ago. It was Friday the 13th, but I think that has become a good-luck day for me. Being in the right place at the right time sure pays off!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 NEW HERITAGE ALERT: GE ES 44AC # NS 8104 "Lehigh Valley" at Juniata. This one definitely works for me http://www.railpictures.net/photo/395939 Weird because I understood that the Altoona PA area was buried under 10" of snow.... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Wintle Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I agree; it is a nice livery, but somehow, in this case, it does not quite work. I presume it is because the livery was designed to fit around the curves of a streamlined loco - and it would be quite hard to find anything with more angles, lumps and bumps on it than this one! Overall, full marks to NS for this exercise. Difficult to imagine a UK equivalent - an HST with the power cars in garter blue and varnished teak for the vehicles in between? On second thoughts, probably best not. Best wishes Eric As a Pennsy fan, I think it is probably the worst Pennsy livery they could have chosen (ok, Tuscan single stripe might have been worse). Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 A view of #8104 LEHIGH VALLEY (GE ES44AC) from the other side: RailPictures.Net Photo: NS 8104 Norfolk Southern GE ES44AC at Altoona, Pennsylvania by Norfolk Southern Corp I need one of those NS brollies... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Accurascale Fran Posted April 26, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2012 Original Norfolk Southern http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=396143 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Tasty! In that instance I'm sure the colours will look even better with a blue sky and green background (just put on my artist's hat)....... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Norfolk Southern liveried NS 8114 GE ES44AC: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/396167 I like this one a lot! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Here's NS # 8104 LEHIGH VALLEY passing through Columbus, Ohio. First time we have had a good look at the nose logo.... http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=396290&nseq=6 I'm not the only one reading this thread, am I? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigZ Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Norfolk Southern liveried NS 8114 GE ES44AC: http://www.railpictu...et/photo/396167 I like this one a lot! Best, Pete. This is 100% win. Very well done and getting a lot of love from the fans of the real Norfolk Southern.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 No - but i've been away in wet wales for a week so not had chance to catch up! I think that finishes off the ES44ACs which NS has been painting themselves - the SD70ACes are supposedly to be factory painted by EMD - all are due in service by June according to the original press release so they had better get a wiggle on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Still watching out Pete, Some more of the Interstate 8105 In the stunning natural rock tunnel http://ow.ly/i/Au1K/original Crossing a very picturesque girder/truss bridge http://ow.ly/i/ArCU/original Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Someone mentioned to me yesterday or rather I overheard it at a model shop that NS have also quietly repainted engine # 1776 in the Bi Centennial livery, essentially a copy of the first US flag. Anyone know if this is true? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supaned Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Pete , I think 1776 is now owned by a museum group , but it has definately been repainted in that scheme - it was done a few weeks ago when the first heritage repaints were emerging , and I guess has been overshadowed by them. There were pics of it online somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouser Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 867&nseq=0 Found this on Railway Preservation News. Hope the link works??? Paul L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Yes it does. Thank you! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Good Grief! What an awesome topic, I'm really glad that I caught this. Thank you NS for making the US scene even more interesting. Cheers, John E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouser Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 From a modellers perspective, well this modellers perspective anyway, all of these repaints into bright paint jobs is great. One of the things that attracted me to American railroads was the colourful aspect and the fact that they were often kept quite clean. Much more aestheticly pleasing than filthy BR blue,I think. I wander if CSX could be tempted away from their current dip job, which is very reminiscent of BR blue. Some of these NS paint schemes are really nice. Paul L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Well, NS 8114 seems to be the photographers favourite, so far, amongst the "Heritage" liveries - purely on the amount of photos of the thing! Here is another lovely photo of it by Casey travelling through Morristown, TN on it's first revenue earning service: http://www.railpictures.net/photo/396432 Another one to enjoy, Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted April 30, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2012 They seem to be putting in the effort to make sure that the special loco is at the front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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