Great shots...even if I never liked that paint scheme, it is still good to see the SF!! Thanks for the posts and feel free to keep em coming! John
Yep, I remember these locomotives- I shot quite a few of 'em in Kansas City, KS, and down in Emporia. I referred to the color job as "Tycos", after the Gawdawful colors that toy company put on their junk. Now, with BNSF ruling the roost, I actually miss this paint job. How things change..... Thanks for the photos, Kevin
Thanks for the pics. Kevin, but thankfully that merger did not happen Good old blue and yellow looked best Plus, of course the 'superfleet' colours!
SPSF= Shouldn't Paint So Fast The few SP locomotives painted in this scheme didn't weather too well- the paint either flaked off or the unit got so filthy you couldn't tell if it was repainted or not. I agree with Alan- the blue & yellow is the better scheme (the "Fleet" is a close second).
