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Nostalgia & History > How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme?Date: 06/20/17 06:24 How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: PRRFan Amtrak E-8 #4316 on the Broadway Limited at Whiting In. Pointless arrow on flanks, but Blue and White stripes, for touch of color.
Very early Amtrak. PRRFan  Date: 06/20/17 06:47 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: march_hare Actually, THE earliest Amtrak repaint scheme, if memory serves. Only 1 or 2 were done, both assigned to the Broadway.
Date: 06/20/17 06:58 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: aehouse I believe there was only one, and it was painted so that Amtrak could have a locomotive to display for media purposes on its first day, 1 May 1971. The paint scheme was never replicated or standardized.
The image of this engine, and another of a model named Patty Boyd ("the Amtrak girl") in a semi-cheeescake pose in an office setting, were widely displayed in print media on 1-2 May 1971. Art House Date: 06/20/17 07:49 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: BoilingMan Patty was, in fact, a regular Amtrak employee- not an outside model. I worked with her fairly often on 11/14 out of LA in the mid-80's. She was a train attendant.
SR Date: 06/20/17 11:11 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: knotch8 I believe she'd been a Seaboard Coast Line "Stewardess Nurse" on its New York-Florida trains. There are photos of her in SCL timetables posed on the Florida Special. I always heard the name Patty Saunders.
Date: 06/20/17 15:34 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: BigSkyBlue Second unit is a PC E7. Not very many of those ran for Amtrak. BSB
Date: 06/20/17 18:17 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: Contax645 Great shot Jim!
Date: 06/20/17 23:18 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: railwaybaron Very rare! The only photo I have ever seen of 4316 in that scheme actually running. Anyone know how long she ran in that one-off livery?
Date: 06/21/17 07:26 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: dan it was painted , but not even leased yet i think from the pc
Date: 06/21/17 09:27 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: Lackawanna484 The automobile to the extreme right looks interesting, but maybe a bit close to the tracks
Date: 06/21/17 11:00 Re: How did Amtrak miss this heritage paint scheme? Author: PRRFan PRRFans 1966 Dodge Dart.
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