I have a book KATY SOUTHWEST that has a black and white photo of MKT PA #151-C in which the engine is painted a solid color, which I assume to be red.
The photo is dated 1958, and the engine also has the simplified Katy badges, yellow with the word KATY.
I plan on modeling this engine using a Williams PA.
If I do this correct for the period should the engine have a black top, or should it be completely red?
Anybody know?
Thanks.
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Gibson Man:
They aren’t the PA’s but, in about 1965 or ‘66; Atlantic Coast Line purchased a number of former KATY E units. These were still painted in the KATY red paint scheme. I found a color photo of these engines in my Trackside Atlanta book and the top of the cabs was black. I took a photo of the photo in the book and have attached it below for your reference.
Odds are the paint scheme on the PA’s would have followed that on the KATY E units.
Curt
PS: Great guitar! 😉
Here's a shot of an FA (re-engined by EMD.) Any PA's that made it into Deramus red would have been painted the same:
Rusty
I think these are both 151-C at different times...I think the paint faded or was sanded away on the later photo...but it appears it was red/black in 58...
I've not found any other PA that got painted this way...
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