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Trains News Wire EXCLUSIVE: New Jersey group rolls out ‘Century Green’ E unit
It was ugly then and it’s ugly now. This color is reminiscent of something one might take for acid reflux and indigestion.
That is a very pleasing color, much like the Great Northern’s Glacier Green.
A nauseating color scheme is the Great Northern dark green and bright orange.
The NYC E8 looks great in the photo.
Paul, to your last question:
Imagine our consternation when Western Pacific block signals and signal equipment shacks were painted in (very close to) that color, shortly after Alfred Perlman became saviour and CEO, which immediately followed his departure from the same role at NYC.
Imagine now, why that color was applied to a NYC fleet looking for a new garb for its locomotives…
For this comment I did no research…facts could be not valid…a stream of memory, memory of 35 or so years ago.
BTW, it’s an OK hue, in my color catalog.
And the photographer, of the Perlman green E8 here, his name is Perelman…
I remember seeing this green unit years ago in Gary IN. I for one am pleased to see it in this color.
I don’t see the fuss, it’s kind of nice, I think, though I’m curious what the other previous schemes for that loco looked like.
I don’t see why it has to be compared with ritual human sacrifices. That’s more than a bit much.
Great choice for a noteworthy paint scheme!
I assume this is one of the NJT locomotives noted as not operational.
Also the locomotive is 4083 as the photo shows. Not 4053!
I kinda liked it. Would be awesome if was done in time for the streamliners event though.
It’s ugly. It’s easy to understand why NYC abandoned this color.
Not my favorite color either, but I understand why they painted the unit as they did. I think they did a beautiful job repainting this unit and I admire their efforts in maintaining their equipment.
NYC had operations in the Garden State, both freight and passenger, on the West Shore. The jade green looks more interesting than the gray or black that followed.
Sometimes just because it’s historic doesn’t mean we have to do it. Do we make human sacrifices? Do we make homes out of straw and dried excrement? No. So why paint a perfectly good E unit that color?
I visited the boonton yard about a year ago in the winter. They have some very cool stuff although they probably don’t want you walking around their property. I’d really like to see this new paint job in person. Very nice.
Great looking unit…were these part of the 20 th century ltd pool?
shame that it was not ready in time for the Salisbury (N.C.) Streamliner round up…
IHB also had a few of its switchers painted in jade green with a red lightning stripe and white trim. I wonder how it would have held up in the industrial atmosphere of the Calumet Region.
This was a popular color during the late 50s to early 60s. I recall some cars coming in this color and also kitchen appliances.
I remember seeing it too! I think it looks great. Kudos to them for putting back in an accurate scheme. IHB also had switchers in this color but with a red lightning stripe!
Yuk! It was ugly in the original and will always be ugly!