B&O E8's need help!

[Sizemore]

I've got some Kato E8's that I want to paint up in B&O and have them prototypically correct.

I've determined I can model E8's 1444 and 1460 given the light arrangements since both E8's are passenger pilots (flat face). I would like to model 1460 in the "low grey stripe" scheme and I want 1444 to match (only with black pilot not yellow). I only have photo evidence of 1444 in early B&G, and the mid 60's simplified blue and yellow block. What I'm looking for is 1444 in the later 60's-70's "low grey stripe" scheme.

Thanks Guys!
T

[skipgear]

This should give you an idea of how things changed over the years. Still haven't found the photo you are looking for.

I have found the following photos so far:

1416: Blue / Gray - Martinsburg WV 1963
1435: Blue / Gray - Louisville KY Jan 3 1961
1435: Blue / Low Yellow Stripe - Louisville KY Aug 16 1968
1438: Sunburst - Sandoval Illinois 1965
1438: Sunburst - Mitchel Indiana March 29 1964
1441: Blue / Low Yellow Stripe - Athens Ohio 1965?
1442: Blue / Low Gray - WV 1968
1444: Blue / Low Yellow Stripe - Grafton WV June 9 1968
1449: Blue / Low Yellow Stripe - Silver Spring Maryland 1965
1449: Blue / Low Yellow Stripe - Baltimore Camden Station 1965
1452: Blue / Low Gray - Grafton WV Aug 23 1969
1455: Blue / Gray - Maryland 1959
1455: Blue / Low Yellow Stripe - Baltimore Aug 1967
1455: Blue / Low Gray - Cumberland May 21 1972

That was book one.

One more to arrive this week and 2 others here to look through.

[Sizemore]

Trending Analysis:

B/G: 1930's - 1963
B/B: ????-????
SB: 1963 - 1965
B/Y: 1965 - 1968
B/GLS: 1968 - 1972

Tony, I really appreciate your help! I'm trying at all costs to avoid having 1444 in B/Y! I'd hate to have three B&O E8 units with varying paint jobs!

Thanks,
Timmah

[mmi16]

Trending Analysis:

B/G: 1930's - 1963
B/B: ????-????
SB: 1963 - 1965
B/Y: 1965 - 1968
B/GLS: 1968 - 1972

Tony, I really appreciate your help! I'm trying at all costs to avoid having 1444 in B/Y! I'd hate to have three B&O E8 units with varying paint jobs!

Thanks,
TimmahWhy? Toward the end of passenger operations, it was very difficult to find any two engines that had the same paint scheme.

[Sizemore]

Why? Toward the end of passenger operations, it was very difficult to find any two engines that had the same paint scheme.

Personal preference, since I will also have a quite a few rebuilt passenger cars in varying states of paintschemes.