Pretty mix of colors.
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| Posted by FSWood on September 21, 2014 | |
In all these years I hadn't realized that any NYC cab units appeared in the jade green. Hmm, even though never having had NYC models, now I think it would be kind of cool to have a pair of these.
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I normally don't like the practice of calling locomotives "she"...but that conductor has a date with one gorgeous lady there. The New York Central's "century green" (or "jade green" according to some) is my favorite American railroading color ever.
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| Posted by on September 21, 2014 | |
It's history - and rare history at that - which many of us live for. I'm really glad they chose this scheme.
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Great job!
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The New York Central was very conservative with its locomotives & its boxcars were rather "loud" comparatively. The above photo is wonderful to observe. I love it. Thanks, Dennis for posting it.
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I, for one, am definitely a fan of this color scheme. It may be a bit ostentatious, but it is certainly very unique. When I read on the URHS website that they were planning on restoring it in these colors, I thought it was neat that they would bring back this somewhat unremarked paint scheme. I certainly second the nomination for Most Creative Restoration.
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It's good to see this, as color views of the originals are scarce. A terminal populated with these would have been a strange sight indeed, but it's odd that Central opted for bright jade green boxcars and cabooses hauled by drab diesels.
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I love that red car. What model is it?
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| Posted by FSWood on September 23, 2014 | |
One of my Facebook friends just said, "Kenneth Josephson '61 or '62 Caddy and a Corvair wagon."
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While the "jade green" E ( I BELIEVE there was ONLY 1 done that way) looks SHARP when CLEAN, I imagine it probably looked pretty awful when "reasonably dirty" as most NYC diesels seemed to be. That "first-generation" Corvair wagon is a pretty rare GM beast too ! The 'second-generation" Corvair was not offered in a wagon version.
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