BN tiger stripes?

[throttlejock]

Does anyone know if any of the former BN units with the orange striped faces are still running around?

[Alan]

Not 100% sure, but I doubt it. I think they all became painted in the white face scheme - thankfully http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

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[BNSF7173]

I believe I saw one a few years back on a GP50. I know they also had that tiger paint on the SD60s.

[StickyMonk]

i think the SD60's are still running about in a modified virsion tiger stripe as the big BN on the side was painted out with a slab of white paint (why they didnt use green i dont know) i dont think emd has repainted them into their lease colours but i could be wrong

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[Mankind]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by StickyMonk:
i think the SD60's are still running about in a modified virsion tiger stripe as the big BN on the side was painted out with a slab of white paint (why they didnt use green i dont know) i dont think emd has repainted them into their lease colours but i could be wrong

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Actually, I'm pretty sure all three of the ex-BN SD60's have been painted into the tri-color EMD Lease fleet scheme with "Electro-Motive" on the long hood. I've seen 8300 and 8302 painted like that(in fact I'm looking at a pic of tri-color 8302 at the moment). They look pretty sharp in the lease scheme!



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[TheDieselMan]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by throttlejock:
Does anyone know if any of the former BN units with the orange striped faces are still running around?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sorry, but all of the GP50s and the 3-SD60s that wore the orange "Tiger Stripe" paint scheme were repainted into the new white face scheme in the early 1990s.

[Alan]

I am pleased that they were repainted, DieselMan, as I did not like the 'tiger stripe' livery.
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[This message has been edited by Alan (edited 26 July 2000).]

[BN4EVR]

Personally, I never thought the BN looked better when those orange and black tiger stripes were comin' at you. Of course, I was six when they came out, but they made quite an impression on me. All of them were repainted into paleface livery by December 31, 1992.

[bnfan99]

what about the orange and white faced 40-2's?

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[Maxwell Plant]

I liked both tigers! Black and White!

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[BN4EVR]

Sadly, the only SD40-2 in tiger stripes, the 8002, was also repainted into paleface. However, it may once again be wearing the orange!

[BN9900]

The tiger stripes are extinct no more orange tigers, but now they are wearing it again thanks to Krebs.