Hotness: Lycoming Valley Railroad

[tom mann]

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=269195&nseq=1

[davefoxx]

That's awesome for more than one reason, including the Reading inspired (clean!) paint job and that it's a GP35!  Almost six years later, I wonder what it looks like today.

DFF

[Packer]

Neat. Is it a "true" GP35 or has it been de-turboed and/or had something else put in?

That's awesome for more than one reason, including the Reading inspired (clean!) paint job and that it's a GP35!  Almost six years later, I wonder what it looks like today.

DFF

They have a picture from 17 days ago, but it looks like they have been keeping up the exterior pretty well:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=506212&nseq=0

[C855B]

They even outlined the former locations of the classification lights trying to capture the look. There's clearly a railfan at work here. It's their own little heritage unit.

[tom mann]

Yeah, I think this is awesome.  I feel bad that I just found out about it. #thanksrailwire

[GonzoCRFan]

That's awesome for more than one reason, including the Reading inspired (clean!) paint job and that it's a GP35!  Almost six years later, I wonder what it looks like today.

DFF

The Lycoming Valley falls under the umbrella of the North Shore Co., and those guys take a lot of pride in keeping their equipment pretty damn pristine.

There's clearly a railfan at work here. It's their own little heritage unit.

Oh, it's not the only one. Their parent company rosters other Reading-inspired units, as well as ones sporting throwbacks to the PRR and EL. Check them out:

http://www.nshr.com/Photos%20page.html

And yes, their company is very railfan-friendly. Their Juniata Valley Railroad donated gondola 62357 to us at the CRHS back in 2009.

[pjm20]

And yes, their company is very railfan-friendly. Their Juniata Valley Railroad donated gondola 62357 to us at the CRHS back in 2009.

This. After an excursion ride from Bellefonte to Tyrone and back (they provide numerous excursions on different routes to the public) my friend and I asked to see the cab and this was the result:


The North Shore System is excellent to railfans and I love the system (besides being my hometown railroad!)

[Smike]

N.S. lines has a veraity of classic paints, and as mentioned above, they keep it looking prestine.

Here a few more examples on their roster: 

EL inspired:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=457930&nseq=6

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=457930&nseq=6

Pennsy:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=253518&nseq=82

[Smike]

Norh Shore lines has some colorful competition in PA:

Then you have the GP30 Units (Ex BNSF) that Reading and Northern just purchased and painted up.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=499595&nseq=19

This one is close to home... the Pennsylvania Northeastern:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=467032&nseq=3

[3DTrains]

There's also SMS, which operates in NJ and NY.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=463597&nseq=6
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=460514&nseq=7
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=432914&nseq=1

Cheers!
Marc - Riverside

[Ed Kapuscinski]

This one is close to home... the Pennsylvania Northeastern:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=467032&nseq=3

Every time I see that scheme I almost throw up. It has to be the WORST paint scheme applied to a diesel, well, ever.

It doesn't fit the lines of the locomotive.
It's not regionally appropriate.
It's oddly derivative of the UP heritage unit AND the W&LE.
It's garish, gaudy, and just generally ugly!