Canadian Railroads > A bit of Vintage CPR

1) May 3,1979 Medonte Ontario

2) Feb 14 1978 Medonte South Siding

3) May 28 1977 Mactier Yard

Mike Bannon
St Catharines, ON

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"Broad Stripes" or "Candy Stripes"? I like the narrow stripes but that could be the "old fart" in me.

You just got to love the F unit though .

Rick

rschonfelder Wrote:
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> "Broad Stripes" or "Candy Stripes"? I like the
> narrow stripes but that could be the "old fart" in
> me.
>
> You just got to love the F unit though .
>
> Rick

The narrow stripes were painted, the broad stripes were retro reflective tape.

Famously, when RSD-17 8921 was chop nosed and repainted, the painters/tape appliers put a different slant (opposite) on the nose stripes.