Western Railroad Discussion > America 250th Anniversary - Kyle RR 4460

Genesee & Wyoming family Railroad - Kyle Railroad has painted up Kyle 4460, C44–9W, in a 250th America Anniversary paint scheme.  Train arrive Goodland, Kansas, for the first time with the 4460 Sunday, 9 November 2025.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/25 12:33 by cozephyr.

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How is the track condition out there for it to run on.

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When I drove past on October 29, a tie gang was working near Kanorado, and a westbound train was dumping ballast in spots just east of Vona.  A friendly MofW supervisor said that the company was trying to get all of the track up to 25 mph.  

He showed me a photo of the 4460 still being painted in the shop at the time, adding that Kyle plans to paint a second unit in camouflage.  

That special paint scheme looks good!  

Jeff Gast
Greenwood, Indiana  



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Great shot leaving Goodland! Is that a new elevator switcher in the background?

SP8595 Wrote:
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> Great shot leaving Goodland! Is that a new
> elevator switcher in the background?

Yes, arrived sometime in August :)

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Agree with John on the Goodland shot, excellent job Chip!

Thats a nice looking semiquincentenial paint job.  For a second I wondered if the elevator switcher was the same one that John spotted on the Salt Lake, Garfield, & Western last month.  It's not, but it's pretty darn close.

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,6096405,6098047#msg-6098047

atsf121 Wrote:
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> Thats a nice looking semiquincentenial paint job.
>  For a second I wondered if the elevator switcher
> was the same one that John spotted on the Salt
> Lake, Garfield, & Western last month.  It's not,
> but it's pretty darn close.
>
> https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,
> 6096405,6098047#msg-6098047

This one is 4410, the one in SLC was 4411. Both appear to be ex-SOO units.

SSRX 4410 arrived Goodland in January. Here it is WB on train KYLSALI, 1/12/25:
https://flic.kr/p/2qF4YmW

I just dont think it looks good; GW has to understand that not everything has to have black and yellow or orange. 

I am happy that they are painting stuff atleast and I am very happy with your images, very good job.

PHall Wrote:
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> atsf121 Wrote:
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> > Thats a nice looking semiquincentenial paint
> job.
> >  For a second I wondered if the elevator
> switcher
> > was the same one that John spotted on the Salt
> > Lake, Garfield, & Western last month.  It's
> not,
> > but it's pretty darn close.
> >
> >
> https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,
>
> > 6096405,6098047#msg-6098047
>
> This one is 4410, the one in SLC was 4411. Both
> appear to be ex-SOO units.

The similar look and number is what caught my eye and made me go back and check the numbers. I haven’t seen many non/dynamic Geeps with a winterization hatch, pretty unusual for me at least.

Nathan

Posted from iPhone

Great catch and photos of the unit.  Very nice looking and the first 250th I have seen---hopefully other roads will have some as well.
Brian Stevens

Oy that horrible tint of yellow.
Makes CNW Zito yellow look beautiful.