NS Heritage Fleet Thread

[sd70accsxt700]

FWIW, the Lehigh Valley unit is going to get it's nose re-done eventually into one of the stripe schemes. Not sure which one, but they've decided to change it.

Hum. I heard the NKP unit is in route to Chattanoga for repainting of the nose also. Wonder what that is all about. Anyone know what is happening to it? Maybe this is what they are going to do with the LV unit. .

It seams that the closest I can find a photo of a NYC unit painted that way is F units, but as someone said the NYC is below the stripe. I know I have seen this paint but cant find a photo of it. Most of the early GP units had the name above but the number on the cab. I am sure someone can find a photo of this type of paint.

As a side note someone somewhere, cant rember where, said the flag was in the wrong spot when the LV unit was released. It appears the LV unit is based on the C420 paint with the flag on the side of the nose.

[DT&I]

Both NYC and number are below

Both Are Above

[Y@]

Yeah the NKP is getting some alterations as well. Not sure exactly what they're planning to do there either.

Hey Matt, was that you on Q015 last night? A bunch of us were just east of FC in Defiance and it looked a lot like you in the cab.

[J T]

Here's the NYC unit:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 385&nseq=5

I don't know how anyone can take the time to set up a shot like that and NOT take a couple of minutes to pull some weeds.

[Standard Railfan]

I don't know how anyone can take the time to set up a shot like that and NOT take a couple of minutes to pull some weeds.

Might be a union work rule thing...

Or it reduces the photoshopped look...

Or maybe he has allergies.

[MQT3001]

Here's the NYC unit:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 385&nseq=5

I don't know how anyone can take the time to set up a shot like that and NOT take a couple of minutes to pull some weeds.

Speaking of which, that fence west of the Judd St area needs some trimming

[sd70accsxt700]

Nope, only made two trips to Chicago in the past 5 months, one in Feb, and one last month.

[~Z~]

Looks like Spencer North Carolina is the place to be on the 4th of July: http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/News%20Releases/2012/ns_heritage_july4.html

All of the heritage units are due to be displayed there on July 3rd & 4th.

[Standard Railfan]

Looks like Spencer North Carolina is the place to be on the 4th of July: http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/News%20Releases/2012/ns_heritage_july4.html

All of the heritage units are due to be displayed there on July 3rd & 4th.

I've been to Chicago. I have seen all I need to see.

It would be a once in a lifetime event though. Does Amtrak go to Spencer?

[sd70accsxt700]

Rolled out today. RDG unit.

[SD80MAC]

I like that!

[YpsiAmtrakBoy]

I like that!

Yeah thats nice! The colors are great!

[MQT3001]

It fits the SD70ACe carbody perfectly!

[TrainWatcher]

So the change was a smaller road number on the cab as well as the additon of "NS"... to me... yea, they ruined it.... Looked a lot better before.

[ns8401]

So the change was a smaller road number on the cab as well as the additon of "NS"... to me... yea, they ruined it.... Looked a lot better before.

NS was always there, it had been to the left of the number in between that and the stripe.

[AC60CW]

Was the NS only on the side seen in the above picture? Because it wasn't on the other side in the photo released by NS.

[Bellevue_Guy]

Was the NS only on the side seen in the above picture? Because it wasn't on the other side in the photo released by NS.

No, it was on both. I think that first official photo of it was taken before the NS had been added to either side.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 367&nseq=1

I like that they moved the NS out of the stripe area, it looked too bunched up IMO. I just wish they would have kept the number the same size.

[sd70accsxt700]

I like that they moved the NS out of the stripe area, it looked too bunched up IMO.

I actually think the NS in by the number made it stand out less, as it just blended in with everything going on. Maybe that is why it got repainted.
Honestly given the attention to detail on other units, I am quite dissapointed in the NKP unit. The missing NYC&STL, the missing yellow on the handrails tha all NKP units had, all but a hanfull of NKP units in that paint job had four stripes bellow the three wraparound stripes, also all NKP units either had a solid yellow poilet, or stripes on them. On second thought the relocated NS on the noes may be a attempt to make it look like the NYC&STL, and if that is the case then good.

For those who will (and I know they will) tell me "Just be happy they are doing it" or "This is the first one". Sorry but the NKP paint has been painted on over a couple hundured units already, its not like there is no standard for painting one. If this was a brand new paint job never done before, then ok, but it hardley is. NS has touted this a taking the origonal paint job and applying it to a new loco, but its just a medicore attempt at that.

[J T]

So the change was a smaller road number on the cab as well as the additon of "NS"... to me... yea, they ruined it.... Looked a lot better before.

I'm glad I didn't care to notice the font size before. Still looks fine to me. What if they had started with the smaller font and changed it to the larger, would you say they ruined it then?

[DT&I]

Its still the NKP heritage unit to me and it still looks fine IMO.