Paint schemes of DL&W

[gantrak]

Did the DL&W have another paint scheme before the Maroon/Grey/and Yellow?

[kotubyr]

Yew. They previously used black with yellow lettering and handrails. Son't know when the change over occurred though.

[Comet]

Cab units and Trainmasters were delivered with the grey, yellow and maroon (considered road units by mgmt). RS, GP, SW, Baby TMsters etc (considered local and yard units), wore the all black livery with yellow trim and lettering as mentioned.
Hope this helps.
Bill
p.s. at one point a "ghost" livery was tried on a cab unit....overall grey with just maroon lettering. Grade crossing visibily of this unit was bad, so they returned to the original with yellow nose. Also there were two types of the tri-color; a freight version and a passenger version.

[Comet]

Here is an excellent website for DL&W info, including various paint liveries.
http://www.dnaco.net/~gelwood/el.html

Enjoy!
Bill

[ 08 April 2001: Message edited by: wabash_one ]