In 1976, The Detroit Toledo & Ironton painted one GP-38 for the bi-centennial. This loco was used for freight trains only. I had the opportunity to see this loco several times in 1976.
Other railroads from southeastern Michigan also used this popular paint design, like Ford Rouge Railroad Yard Switchers, and Buick Town, in Flint Michigan also painted their yard engines with the Freedom Paint Color.
Gary: Rail-fan
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Yes, there were a lot of them.
Those were pretty cool. The railroads really got into that. Trains magazine did a group photo poster of a bunch of them together in Chicago. The only one that I saw was the Soo Line's unit when it came to Marquette, MI.
Hey Gary, that GG-1 okay with you? 
Cause it's okay with me.
John23 posted:Those were pretty cool. The railroads really got into that. Trains magazine did a group photo poster of a bunch of them together in Chicago. The only one that I saw was the Soo Line's unit when it came to Marquette, MI.
The Trains photoshoot:
Here's a ROSTER of all the known Bicentennial diesels
Rusty
645 posted:NJCJOE posted:Yes, there were a lot of them.
You do know this is a GG1 electric, not a diesel? This thread's topic is about bicentennial diesels.
Yeah, I know. Figured I would slip that one in. 
I asked Sunset doing the Milwaukee bicentennial SD40-2 but I guess I am the only one as it has not been added to the website yet (which means less than 4 others have asked).
645 posted:NJCJOE posted:Yes, there were a lot of them.
You do know this is a GG1 electric, not a diesel? This thread's topic is about bicentennial diesels.
Jeez oh!
Electric is OK, with me. That GG-1 • Looks great. Even Lionel made a model.
Gary: Rail-fan
Never has there been made a bad looking Bicentennial loc.
Just doesn't exist.
trainroomgary posted:Electric is OK, with me. That GG-1 • Looks great. Even Lionel made a model.
Gary: Rail-fan
Nice I have the Williams scale GG1 bicentennial , cool stuff! Have that Seaboard coast line in several scales. Being from northern New England I do like that BAR engine too!
Buick City Railroad • Flint, Michigan
Gary: Rail-fan
and don't leave out Conrail!
I love the MTH rendition of this diesel too!:
I always liked N&W's.....
Rusty Traque posted:John23 posted:Those were pretty cool. The railroads really got into that. Trains magazine did a group photo poster of a bunch of them together in Chicago. The only one that I saw was the Soo Line's unit when it came to Marquette, MI.
The Trains photoshoot:
Here's a ROSTER of all the known Bicentennial diesels
Rusty
The Roster forgot three locomotives: AFT 610, 2100, and 4449.
Plus the UP 951 as the Preamble Express 951 was a train to test routes for the AFT. (Did the AFT lease the unit?) Officially UP never on its own had a bi-cent locomotive.
Dominic Mazoch posted:Rusty Traque posted:The Roster forgot three locomotives: AFT 610, 2100, and 4449.
No they did NOT "forget" AFT 610, 2100, and 4449 since the roster was for "Bicentennial DIESELS"!!!!!!
Well, I love the Conrail GG1, obviously LOL! And although they are all nice in their own special way, I really always did like the N&W scheme because of it's simplicity with out all the "bling" sorta speak.
rdunniii posted:I asked Sunset doing the Milwaukee bicentennial SD40-2 but I guess I am the only one as it has not been added to the website yet (which means less than 4 others have asked).
MTH made Milwaukee Road SD40-2 no. 156 in its bicentennial scheme a little more than two years ago. Item no. 20-20412-1. Readily available.
Let's not forget the Long Island Rail Road! 
Looks like they swiped The Milwaukee Road scheme or vice-versa!
Jon
A few more.
Does anyone make O gauge decals for the BN Bi-Centennial diesels? Check Microscale and all they have are HO BN decals.
RAY
Jim R. posted:rdunniii posted:I asked Sunset doing the Milwaukee bicentennial SD40-2 but I guess I am the only one as it has not been added to the website yet (which means less than 4 others have asked).
MTH made Milwaukee Road SD40-2 no. 156 in its bicentennial scheme a little more than two years ago. Item no. 20-20412-1. Readily available.
I'd forgotten about that, probably explains it. But I am not interested in anything MTH makes.
Psst, diesels are electric too. 
They just create their own juice.
Gary: Rail-fan
Gary: Rail-fan
I would love to have a model of that Soo engine!
William 1 posted:
I doubt this is from '76, but there are a handful of these BC Rail units that roll through my hometown on the CN line. They are red, white and blue. Just saw #4620 last Sunday.
Plus, BC Rail was officially chartered in 1984 (from British Columbia Railway, whose locomotives were two-tone green) and was hardly in the United States...
Rusty
Well, they are now. I just rewatched the T&L show featuring these units and the host said they were built in '90 & '93, so, not bicentennial. But still cool. Ya hey der.
Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:
Would you know where this was taken? Brookfield, IL maybe?
The Milwaukee Road • Bi-Centennial - 156
I can recall seeing the Milwaukee Road in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Michiganders, call it Yooper Land. My son married a Yooper and this makes my two grandsons “Yoopers”.
Gary: Rail-fan
NJCJOE posted:Yes, there were a lot of them.
I don't think I have seen this one?
or maybe I just thought it was the BN version???
The Patapsco and Back Rivers RR had one pictured here: http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...cture.aspx?id=296364.
trainroomgary posted:GTW • Road Number 1776 • Classic Bi-centennial
Gary: Rail-fan
Great Paint Scheme!!
NH Joe
BN 1876 in Clyde:
and 1976 in Riverside:
Rusty
NJCJOE posted:A few more.
These two BN engines were the only diesels to pull the AFT without one of the streamers. They were tasked after 4449 needed some repair work.
So many variations by all the different roads, really impressive looking back on it now.
645 posted:Engineer-Joe posted:NJCJOE posted:Yes, there were a lot of them.
I don't think I have seen this one?
SCL 1776 was the engine that started the whole bicentennial paint scheme fad. Without it it's possible we would not have seen any bicentennial engines at all.
Umm, the SCL U36B was modeled by Bachman in N and HO scale, by Athearn in HO, and by Lionel in O gauge. And those models and sets are still circulating in the market. How could you possibly have missed that one?
Gary: Rail-Fan
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