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Im going to be working on painting CSX heritage units for fun and was wondering what paint schemes you'd guys think I should do. My list So far...

-c&o (progress)
- pure Marquette
-seaboard
-family lines
-B&o

Seaboard Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard System
Chessie System
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesepeake & Ohio
Western Maryland
Atlanta & West Point
Atlantic Coast Line
Louisville & Nashville
Durham & Southern
Georgia Railroad
Western Railway of Alabama
Clinchfield
Monongahela


Looking for more if you guys have any suggestions.

L&N and Chessie System

You definitely have to do Chessie. Just out of curiosity, what kind of engines will these be?

Chessie is as big a part in CSX's history as Conrail is to NS. Although, technically, Conrail is also part of CSX's history, also.

Michigan Railfan wrote:You definitely have to do Chessie. Just out of curiosity, what kind of engines will these be?

Forgot that one at first... Actually started with a chessie cause I had a good picture of it. I'm using SD70M's and es44's

Chessie System is first

Just a tip: take a loco that you use a lot, such as a SD70ACe, and paint JUST the underframe. Then, save it as a base loco, and then anyother time you need to color one, use that as your base, so the bottom will already be painted. Be careful though, you will have to save as or you may lose your base loco.

MQT3001 wrote:Just a tip: take a loco that you use a lot, such as a SD70ACe, and paint JUST the underframe. Then, save it as a base loco, and then anyother time you need to color one, use that as your base, so the bottom will already be painted. Be careful though, you will have to save as or you may lose your base loco.

Or if you dont feel like painting the underframe, take a loco that has already been painted and repaint it, that way the underframe is painted for you.

Oh yea, what about RF&P?

MQT3001 wrote:Just a tip: take a loco that you use a lot, such as a SD70ACe, and paint JUST the underframe. Then, save it as a base loco, and then anyother time you need to color one, use that as your base, so the bottom will already be painted. Be careful though, you will have to save as or you may lose your base loco.

great idea... hadden't thought of that

I thought of another one that I don't see mentioned yet. Western Maryland.

atrainguy60 wrote:I thought of another one that I don't see mentioned yet. Western Maryland.

Thought of that one never added it to my list... But it's there now

second one is C&O for progress SD70ACe

Both of those look great, Ypsi. Looking forward to the Seaboard unit.

Michigan Railfan wrote:Both of those look great, Ypsi. Looking forward to the Seaboard unit.

Thanks! That one might be next

Please dump the GEVOS.....do all EMD!!!! 70MACs and aces are awesome! Moo wa hahahahahah!

MQT3001 wrote:Please dump the GEVOS.....do all EMD!!!! 70MACs and aces are awesome! Moo wa hahahahahah!

never did a GEVO... working with a 70MAC on the seaboard now

Seaboard SD70MAC

B&O

thought red and white would be more intresting