Afternoon all,
I have pretty simple question
Does MOW equipment need to be orange, or can it range in different colors?
All things help!
Im only asking since I made a full body ES44AC for MOW service on the IACR
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Not always. Other colors I’ve seen for MOW equipment are yellow and neon green. The main idea is something bright and easily visible.
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Thanks @DirtyD696
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Gabe,
I’d be inclined to think that a particular railroad would not be so inclined to dedicate something as robust as an ES44AC to singular service for MOW operations. Power for these ops is generally smaller (owing to the size of the consists), and units that have become operational step-children due to age and other factors. That would limit the possibility of a railroad taking the time and effort to painting it in any distictive MOW livery. Even the rest of their equipment is going to be a partial mixed bag. Major and highly specialized items would be first to get the treatment. Other support cars may be mofidied and painted simply as opportunity and funding dictates. Across the board, a modest survey of MOW equipment for the last century seems to indicate that Hodge Podge has great seniority in this area of operations.
All that being said, you get to rule your own pike as you have no Board members to please and control its purse strings.
(Attuivan) John
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Well its for my fantasy railroad the IACR
Then even polka-dots are in play. Enjoy! And tell the skeptics to pound sand.
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Guess I will, 
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Rule 1 Rules.
Rule 2 See Rule 1
Finished the Base model of the ES44ACMHF. I will make a variant for passenger service called the ES44PHACF and will use a more streamlined cab
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Back in the 1990’s CSX painted a number for 4 axle engines orange and dedicated them to MofW service as their last productive uses before heading to the dead lines and scrapping.
On the property they were collectively known as ‘Pumpkins’.
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At least on my protolanced line, the MOW cars are the base green of the regular road but instead of the silver lettering for revenue, they use black serif lettering.
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At one time (before UMLER) many carriers added an X preceding the car number to indicate that the car was MofW and was not to be used in regular interchange service.
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I’ve seen plenty of gray and sliver MOW equipment.
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Conrail used gray. Lots of yellow equipment out there too.
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I have seen MOW cars and equipment in red or gray.
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Welcome aboard, @Pete1
And thanks for that info, I’ve seen an F40PH used as an MOW locomotive and its in an Red Maroon like color
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Welcome on board Pete1
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MofW work train service is the lowest form of work in the railroad operating world - only the oldest most unreliable power is assigned to MofW service.
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True, I though the ES44 would be suitable since NS did something similar with a couple of Dash-9-40CWs
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