white outside,black walkways!!

[Ian MacMillan]

More like poor track crew who will have their work cutout once they hit that railjoint!  ;D

The S.

Railjoint? There's a whole 3' missing!

[David Leonard]

I think you'd be OK just to weather the black walkways to gray/dirt. Here's a new SD40-2, and you can see how dark the walkways had already become.



There is a theory that many Conrail Quality units had black walkways, and indeed Atlas has black walkways on some of their CR Quality models. Here's a prototype.



And for someone's future project, here's one that definitely looks painted black--at least looking at the slide under magnification (it is a bad angle). Decals are available, although body shells are hard to find.

[DKS]

Is it me, or does that slope behind the loco look like it's been sprinkled with ground foam? At first glance I thought it was a model shot, until I noticed the engineer.
 

[David Leonard]

It took me a couple hours to dump that prototype ground foam along the embankment before the train came!  ;D

Yes, it does look like ground foam.

[jimmygolds]

i'll post pic's soon, iv'e done so far 1)U23B 2)kato SD-40S,2)atlas GP-40-2'S 2)ATLAS GP-38'S 2) ALTAS GP-38'S 1)GP-15 2)ATLAS B23-7'S, 1)1ST RUN ATLAS SD-60, the rest already had black walkways,8-40B'S,2nd run SD-60S,Troops SD-50,KEEP IT MOVING B23-7 GP-30,MP-15.I have to get around to weathing and detailing them a bit,I went by article in the 8/87 issue of MR magizine,as well as railpace,books etc...i have a conrail paint manual from 1976 but it say's nothing about walkways.I model Conrail from 1989-1990,i wasn't a big fan of the quality thing.my next prodject is a load of SD-40-2S just need to figure what to do about the trucks.my layout is a work in progress,its based on the N-scale mowhawk division from MR Dec 1993,but a larger version,i built my on a 8'x 40" plywood foam L girder bench peco code 55 DCC.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Jimmy, the trucks aren't any trouble at all.

In fact, I'm about to start doing another 2 to keep 6366 company, I'll take some progress shots and show you what I do. It's really easy, actually. They center axle is still a little off, but nobody's complained yet.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

The plot thickens.

Take a look at this freshly painted GP38-2 in 78
http://thecrhs.org/Images/CR-8193-Altoona-PA-731978

[Ian MacMillan]

The plot thickens.

Take a look at this freshly painted GP38-2 in 78
http://thecrhs.org/Images/CR-8193-Altoona-PA-731978

Hell, its got a completely black pilot and accessories

[conrail98]

The plot thickens.

Take a look at this freshly painted GP38-2 in 78
http://thecrhs.org/Images/CR-8193-Altoona-PA-731978

That freshly painted looks like a model but this whole discussion is a compelling reason to have eye level/above eye-level benchwork,  ;D

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Looks like SD50s were black from the factory too:
http://thecrhs.org/conrailfacts/Conrails-SD50s-Had-Black-Painted-Walkways-When-They-Were-Delivered

Check the photo evidence link for confirmation.

[wcfn100]

Did someone forget to pull some of the masking on the front of that loco?


Jason

[Ed Kapuscinski]

It looks like it. I've seen some where the number boards were like that too.

[Chris333]

I think you'd be OK just to weather the black walkways to gray/dirt. Here's a new SD40-2, and you can see how dark the walkways had already become.



There is a theory that many Conrail Quality units had black walkways, and indeed Atlas has black walkways on some of their CR Quality models. Here's a prototype.



And for someone's future project, here's one that definitely looks painted black--at least looking at the slide under magnification (it is a bad angle). Decals are available, although body shells are hard to find.

David, I just realized the 2 bottom photos were taken at Center St. in Youngstown.    I see those yellow Aliquippa & Southern switchers that were there when I was a kid.

[David Leonard]

Yesm Chris, Center Street is was. The yellow diesel in the far background is numbered 2001. Looking at the slide under magnification, I also noticed a small Conrail logo on the sill under the letter "A" of "CHAMPIONSHIPS" on the 6373. I think I've seen these on decal sheets, but I've never noticed them on prototypes before.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Ah, well, those can openers are actually "Painted in Juniata" stencils:
https://www.shoppe.thecrhs.org/catalog/items/Juniata-Locomotive-Shop-Decal