Juppo Wrote:
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> Scott Schiechl Wrote:
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> > And perhaps painted in the "black widow"
> scheme?
>
> If it is headed for the NWP, thankfully it will
> not receive black widow paint. None of NWP Co.s
> units will receive black widow. SP scarlet and
> grey with SP style "Northwestern Pacific" on the
> long hood with block "NWP" on the nose is the
> paint scheme that NWP Co. will paint any units
> they acquire. The current operators of NWP Co.
> don't want to be confused or associated in any way
> with John Darling's "NWPY" of the late 1990's with
> their black widow scheme.
>
> If the 439 does end up in work train service on
> the NWP, it will probably still wear its Tacoma
> Eastern paint. The unit would be on lease and no
> one has $40,000 or so to paint a lease unit in
> work train service.
>
> Personally, I'm glad that there won't be anymore
> black widow painted units. Black widow can't
> hold a candle to scarlet and grew IMHO and SP's
> SD9's spent most of their lives in scarlet and
> grey.


I agree, if it is repainted, it should be painted to Bloody Nose. Isn't the Tacoma Eastern paint silver with a red nose?