The MTH Lackawanna Premier E-8's look both a shade lighter in the maroon and grey?
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All OEM EL diesels are generally dark. The majority of the real fleet quickly faded to lighter grey. So those are probably closer to the real deal.
Wish MTH would have made EL GP-35's.
Funny, I was just looking at Lionel's version today. The real 2558 in 69 was almost white.
? that could be lighting or digital effects making it seem more dramatic just as easy imo. The top looks "sunwashed" and the bottom has more saturation, contrast, maybe blacks boosted I'd guess.
Even the track tie color differs accordingly.
i submit each side of the engines were a different shade. Diesel-Electric engines running A-A didn't need to be turned, so on an East/West route, one side was usually facing South(towards the sun) which should affect the paint in a different manner than the paint on the 'North side'. Case in point, the South Shore between South Bend and downtown Chicago is just over a two hour ride. All of which except the last twenty minutes in on East/West track so while running the south side of the coach cars were subject to sunlight 83% of the time while the opposite side was in sunlight only for that portion of the last twenty minutes on trains which ran before noon.
Before DuPont got the automobile paint right about thirty years ago, commuters who parked their cars in daily lots would alternate the directions their automobiles faced to balance exposure to the sun.
John
