I was doing a search on small industrial switchers today and ran across this image of a Metro North locomotive. While the lines are a bit more modern and angular, I was surprised at how close to a BEEP this locomotive is!
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Pretty clearly the guy that designed it had a Mighty Mite when he has a kid. The guy in the paint booth must be a D&RGW Fan. Definitely not Metro North Colors.
Jonathan, I thought the same thing when I saw a picture of that Brookville unit a few years ago.
If my memory is still serving me, I recall that Walter Matuch did use a prototype locomotive as the basis for his BEEP model. I believe I saw a photo of it at some point. Perhaps Walter will chime in here.
@MainLine Steam posted:Pretty clearly the guy that designed it had a Mighty Mite when he has a kid. The guy in the paint booth must be a D&RGW Fan. Definitely not Metro North Colors.
Metro North work equipment colors, I suspect.
@PRRMP54 posted:Metro North work equipment colors, I suspect.
I was kidding around. However, since you brought it up for the record.
I live in Poughkeepsie, NY and see their equipment literally everyday. All the High-Rail trucks are white with a blue stripe running down the side, with the logo in blue. Same with their road vehicles (railway police and administrative / supervisor, etc.) Some of their "older" maintenance equipment is "safety yellow/orange" (tie pullers, spikers, etc.) So not the pale yellow in the photo.
Their locomotives that are NOT painted in a heritage scheme are Red, Blue and Gray. Matching their Passenger cars which are Gray with a Blue Window stripe. The passenger cars are usually intermixed with CTDOT cars regardless of which Metro North Line, they sport a Red Stripe rather than Blue.
