Not that I’m complaining, but why hasn’t CN repainted any B&LE tunnel motors. Don’t get me wrong, I love Bessie’s paint scheme, It just doesn’t make sense to me how CN chooses which of their large fleet of fallen flag paint schemes to bring before the painter. It seems like at the rate they repaint their Missabe tunnel motors, they would eventually pull in a Bessie for repainting.
Is B&LE being integrated into CN, image wise, like DM&IR and EJ&E? Anyone know how they answer the phone? I’d guess they’ll sell the railroad when someone offers the right price, since it is isolated from the rest of the network.