I have never had a particular problem with a dirty looking engine – that is to say, paint faded, soot from the engines on things, etc. However, look again at Randy’s post and then look – really look – at the engines going by. Where it matters for safety, most times you’ll find that the equipment is clean. If it isn’t, then you really are looking at a railroad with coporate problems (or, just possibly, employee morale problems).
That movie (Duel) had several scenes with classic SP trains in the Soledad Canyon/Acton area.[;)]
I think that was the first movie Spielberg directed.
Yes, it was.
Hay wats wrong with a little dirt hear and there??/ Nothing. At least that’s what I think. Locomotives that are dirty have been around the block a couple of times. That’s a real locomotive. Me personally, I love to see dirty locomotives on coal drags. So far I’m going to have to say the best paint scheme to see dirty is NS’s horse head scheme. My favorit locomotive to see dirty would be the SD70M.
Don’t get me wrong I love seeing fresh paint, or washed locomotives too. While I’m talking about shiney locomotives, I would like to see chromed exhaust stacks on some fo the GEs and EMDs out there. That’s not going to happen though. That would look real good with the shiny paint. They might as well put a neon light under the trucks too, that matches a specific paint secheme.
I agree… How bout a C30-7 ralley sport
How about a set of air shocks,so the engineer can make the nose of a tunnel motor (appropriatly dirty) bounce up and down[8D]!