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unittrain

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Excellent early Conrail video
« on: November 20, 2014, 11:18:18 AM »
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Man I need a time machine to do some train watching! 8) Those were the days.
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Re: Excellent early Conrail video
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2014, 11:35:01 AM »
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Right around 6:44 there is a CR unit without a can opener.  Was this an early paint scheme?
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Re: Excellent early Conrail video
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2014, 11:39:52 AM »
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Quote from: unittrain on November 20, 2014, 11:18:18 AM
... Man I need a time machine to do some train watching! 8) Those were the days.

Yes they were. Nice display of 1960s motive power, but where were the Alcos? I mean... really... an F-unit, but no Alcos?

Since all the trains were off-throttle and drifting into the junction, lacking in this video was the "glorious noise" that power of this era was known for. Versus, say, mountain railroading with EMDs absolutely booming on the uphill pull and dynamics screaming going down.

Quote from: tom mann on November 20, 2014, 11:35:01 AM
Right around 6:44 there is a CR unit without a can opener.  Was this an early paint scheme?

I think there was a text overlay commenting that it was one of the first repaints. Possibly they hadn't decided on the can opener yet.
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Re: Excellent early Conrail video
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2014, 10:04:56 PM »
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Quote from: tom mann on November 20, 2014, 11:35:01 AM
Right around 6:44 there is a CR unit without a can opener.  Was this an early paint scheme?

No. When Conrail was formed, they already had printed guidelines specifying exactly how locomotives and freight cars were to be painted. This locomotive escaping from the shop without a logo is almost certainly due to chicanery or apathy in the paint shop...
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Re: Excellent early Conrail video
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2014, 08:57:25 AM »
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Quote from: GonzoCRFan on November 20, 2014, 10:04:56 PM
No. When Conrail was formed, they already had printed guidelines specifying exactly how locomotives and freight cars were to be painted. This locomotive escaping from the shop without a logo is almost certainly due to chicanery or apathy in the paint shop...

Ed's law strikes again!
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Re: Excellent early Conrail video
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2014, 05:31:12 PM »
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Quote from: tom mann on November 21, 2014, 08:57:25 AM
Ed's law strikes again!

Unauthorized repaints were not uncommon in the early Conrail days. The Bicentennial GP38 was painted at Conway without corporate approval. A lone ex-L&HR C420 was painted blue using a mop in the Bethlehem roundhouse one weekend by a defiant employee. There were a few switchers that made it out of the shops with no logos, or logos placed incorrectly.
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