Nostalgia & History > American Locomotive (RS1), American Colors

This Jim Claflin shot of Genesee & Wyoming RS1 #1976 was taken @ Retsof*, NY on Oct. 6, 1978. It seemed like almost everyone had Bicentennial scheme they thought was the best ... or the worst, not sure where this one would rank, but Jim sure 'nailed it'.

* Retsof is the name of the towns founder Foster, spelled backward. Retsof is south of Rochester, NY. There was a large salt mine there until it collapsed in 1994 and the G&W's orange salt hoppers were a common sight in Western NY back then, easily standing out in trains and in cluttered yards.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/12 04:32 by valmont.

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One of the better ones for sure with KCS being the worst IMHO.
JB

3rdswitch Wrote:
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> One of the better ones for sure with KCS being the
> worst IMHO.
> JB

Amen. They didn't even have red/white/blue in any way that would suggest USA, let along the bicentenial.

One of the best; cf7

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The KCS Unit was designed by a group of school kids.