On the CSX YN2 paint, how far back is the yellow and blue stripe from the nose? Does anybody know what the CSX standard is or is the distance different model to model? Also, does anybody know what degree angle the stripes are?
-Dave
Just looking at pictures, its clearly highly variable…
whatever fits the locomotive best.
stripe near the front of the nose:
http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=260053&nseq=18
stripe near the middle of the nose:
http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=259556&nseq=63
stripe near the rear of the nose:
http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=259167&nseq=95
actually, looking at those pics, I think I figured it out!..it looks like the stripe is placed so that the yellow/blue division starts at the bottom of the cab, (take the front edge of the cab, follow it straight down to the frame, and that is where the stripe starts)…then it heads up at about a 45 degree angle (just a guess) to the top of the nose…the cab sets the stripe placement, not the nose…
seems to work that way with all standard cabs…the stripe hits the top of the nose of standard cabs in different places, because of different nose lengths…but it always starts up its 45 degree angle in the same place…where the front of the cab meets the frame.
That rule does not apply to widecabs however: