@Berkshire President posted:Whoever is responsible for this is related to the current, living person who put the silver paint on the front of the VL Niagara, the neon green of several Great Northern Steamers, and the grey smokebox and firebox of my VL 3985.
Or so I would guess.,,,,
I believe that c.sam is talking about the 2368 Baltimore and Ohio Lionel Corporation 1956 model that had a much lighter blue color than the real deal B&O Railroad used on their locomotives - the person/people resposible for choosing that shade of blue have most likely gone to that big roundhouse in the sky (or the fiery blast furnace down below)...