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Western Railroad Discussion > GP60's in old paintDate: 08/14/18 01:45 GP60's in old paint Author: Evan_Werkema A quick trip to the SF Bay Area from LA over the weekend netted a couple of GP60's still wearing the paint jobs they left the factory with.
1, 2. At Calwa Yard in Fresno, CA, thirty-year-old former Santa Fe 4012 was playing amongst a herd of year-old ET44C4's. 3. At South San Francisco, former Cotton Belt 9684 was hobnobbing with yellow-painted sisters. UP 1004 is two years newer than BNSF 171, but its gray hasn't aged as well as 171's blue. While BNSF seems to be in no hurry to repaint the blue and yellow GP60's, the ranks of red and gray GP60's are thinning rapidly: https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4610967 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/14/18 02:47 by Evan_Werkema.    Date: 08/14/18 06:20 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: Hookdragkick The GP60 really did look a lot better in SF blue and yellow than most other geeps.
Date: 08/14/18 07:35 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: WrongWayMurphy gP60 no. 1004. St. Louis Union Pacific Western
Date: 08/14/18 07:59 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: ntharalson Thanks for posting, Evan.
Do not look for the ex-ATSF GP60's to be repainted anytime soon. I asked about that at a Santa Fe convention last year and a former Santa Fe, now BNSF, person told me the lessor wanted them painted that way. I'm not kidding. So, we'll see some "blue and yellow" for some time yet. Nick Tharalson, Marion, IA Date: 08/14/18 08:43 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: NYSWSD70M ntharalson Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for posting, Evan. > > Do not look for the ex-ATSF GP60's to be repainted > anytime soon. I asked about that at a Santa Fe > convention last year and > a former Santa Fe, now BNSF, person told me the > lessor wanted them painted that way. I'm not > kidding. So, we'll see some > "blue and yellow" for some time yet. > > Nick Tharalson, > Marion, IA They are still leased? Posted from Android Date: 08/14/18 14:24 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: RailRat WrongWayMurphy Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > gP60 no. 1004. St. Louis Union Pacific Western Good catch!, didn't notice that UP nose decal untill seeing your comment! Jim Baker Riverside, CA Date: 08/14/18 21:12 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: MP555 NYSWSD70M Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > They are still leased? I am 99.9% sure they are not leased. Date: 08/14/18 21:26 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: ble692 Does anyone know if there is an official reason that the former ATSF GP60s all remain in blue and yellow? The odds of it just being chance that the entire fleet has gone unrepainted for over 30 years is a bit of a long shot in my estimation. Especially when you consider the newer GP60M fleet has been entirely repainted, some a couple times over. Not that I'm arguing by any means, but it just seems strange.
Date: 08/14/18 22:27 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: mococomike Evan are you not living in Berkely anymore?
Date: 08/15/18 06:46 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: atx_railfan ble692 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone know if there is an official reason > that the former ATSF GP60s all remain in blue and > yellow? The odds of it just being chance that the > entire fleet has gone unrepainted for over 30 > years is a bit of a long shot in my estimation. > Especially when you consider the newer GP60M fleet > has been entirely repainted, some a couple times > over. Not that I'm arguing by any means, but it > just seems strange. There even was one repainted around 8 years ago in fresh ATSF paint. Date: 08/15/18 16:46 Re: GP60's in old paint Author: espeefan The UP patch on an ex-SSW is blasphemous!!
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