Painting A REAL B&O Switcher

If I had the time this week I would produce a 3d illustration for you of it. Swafford and Jon Peiffer could produce a paint schematic I'm sure they have the elements such as the logo and fonts already in their computers.

Rich,

 

I love your thread, but shouldn't this be posted in the .  .  .

 

Webmaster's Fantasies Forum ?

No sir...not at all.

 

This is for a new short line start up that I am involved in. We have purchased two SW1200s for use on the line and we want to paint them in the old B&O livery.

Might be a bit difficult to transfer that original, and spectacular, B&O styling to a switcher but, I'll bet that fellow Jeff Sohen (sp) could handle it. 

New life goal..... 

 

Own a few full sized locomotives and get to paint them in whatever colors I want! 

 

 

Serious though, it will be interesting to see how the stripe looks transitioning around the front of the nose. Otherwise I think it will look spectacular! 

Rich,

Your buying a railroad? Tell us more...

 

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=1436271

maybe use the Geeps as a reference then?

That is the wrong nose, i.e. it is the EA unit in the B&O Museum, which is much different than the "bull dog" nose of an F unit, in the photo posted above.

I'm just throwing stuff out there. You've probably seen all these.

http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0103/bo6604.jpg

http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0303/sbv6604.jpg

I would think the layout would be near the same?

Closest I could find were these;

 

 

Why not paint it as a REAL one?

No! I am not buying anything!

 

I am going to be the DSLE (Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers) and Manager of Operating Practices on this new railroad, that's all. I have no ownership interest in this railroad.

WOW!!!!  Great choice, Rich.  I am a huge B&O fan.  I can visualize that paint scheme right now on that SW1200.  I can see the blue on top of the engine and cab.  Then the gray along the top side of the engine (where the black is on the pic).  Then blue again down the rest of the side.  Then the B&O logo in the black stripe with the gold pin stripes right along the middle of the side.  Too bad I can't do a sample pic for you.

 

Just curious, why did they or you pick that particular B&O paint scheme? 

 

Rick

I was thinking of a slightly different scheme.

 

Cab roof blue.

Engine cover and around cab windows grey.

Blue on side down to middle ladder rung.

Yellow stripe at middle ladder rung.

Black down to lowest ladder rung.

Second yellow stripe at lowest ladder rung.

Blue down to walkway.

Grey on walkway edge.

Blue below walkway on front, back.

Yellow on step edges for safety.

Black trucks.

 

Perhaps someone that is proficient with a photo editor can "paint" the model shown.

 

 

Are you going to run it TMCC or conventional ??

I heard it was BYOD Bring Your Own Diesel.  

Does this RR have permission from CSXT to use this scheme (presuming they have some rights to heritage colors) ?

 

 

Short lived Fayette Central Railroad, Dunbar, PA. I believe the S2 is still there for sale. All you gotta do is move it.  Jim Oravik is the owner, used to go by Old Rattler here on the forum.  I talked to him the last TCA Fort Pitt Cranberry Show.  He was considering scrapping it, with journal-ed bearings apparently it can't be moved by rail. 

 

Jim 

I like both schemes. The one with the grey adds more style in my opinion. Maybe more for passenger use?

 The all dark blue one, looks tougher.... so for freight?

 

B&O diesel switchers used the solid blue with yellow striping scheme.  Other than cab units such as E and F units, Alco FA - FB, and Baldwin RF sharknose units only passenger GP's were painted blue, gray, and black.

Rich,

 

Is this going to be an operating short line with freight revenue, filling a niche due to abandonment ?

 

Ron H

And, that's what I thought, too, Bob.  As a septuagenarian born/raised in the Washington, D.C. area, Dad and I spent a fair amount of time watching trains inbound/outbound Union Station at the Ivy City yards back in the transitional days.  Can't recall ever seeing the blue/gray scheme applied to an early EMD switcher.  Looked through my Beano Books...same.  Mike CT's photo is my vote for an early reality scheme.

 

But, hey, if the Orange/Blue, Purple/Yellow, Black, & Blue (et al) boxers can fantasize (Anyone else catch the non-C&O schemes applied to the L-1 Hudson in MTH's 2015.2 catalog??), why not y'all workin' on the REAL railroad?  Have at it!  It is, indeed, a classy scheme!

 

KD

Here's a quickie using a drawing from Railroad Paint Shop:

 

Rusty

I don't know about the paint job but I bet the crew(s) is going to  love it. One of the best switch  engines ever (road switcher   way freight).  Easy to climb on & off  and good vision. How many did you get??

Rich, shouldn't this Topic be in the Real Trains Forum and congrats on your new DSLE position.  

 

Jack

LOL...it had BETTER have freight revenue or we are all in trouble! 

 

It is a new start-up short line railroad operating on a long dormant piece of a former Class 1 railroad. When we are ready for publicity, I'll post a link to the web site.

Rusty Traque, that's almost what I had in mind.  But, I do like your rendition.  Rich, I think this is a winner.

 

 

 

What do you think, Rich?  Looks good!!!

 

Rick

Congratulations and best of luck on your new adventure.

 

Maybe you should get your paint from Menards, one of our newest sponsors, they have it on sale this week.  How many gallons do you need?  They may even trow in a few rollers. 

Good Day Rich,

 

Presenting the....................B&O SW1200.

 

Regards,

Frank

Version 2

 

 

Just my opinion but, after seeing the various "proposals", I think I prefer the original "as delivered" B&O blue with yellow striping styling.

Aw, com'on Rich. If I can adapt the paint scheme to a Mint Car, you can surely adapt it to a Switcher.  It's far less of a stretch.

 

Stu

 

Nicely done!  Would look sharp on the 1:1.

I like your blue cab version too.  You could do a third by having a grey cab window area but blue roof...might look nice.

Version 3

 

Regards,

Frank 

I think move the stripe up so there can be a swoop on the front with the Capitol Dome like the F unit.

 

Gene Anstine

I like it.

I like version three. I'd maybe paint the top of the hood dark blue though.

All this doesn't matter. It's what Rich likes!!

I wonder if CSX would allow the use of the name Baltimore and Ohio and the capital dome.

I'd imagine the new short line would want to use their own name.

This is a fairly accurate display of the ones I used in the yards in the Cincinnatti area and the C.U.T., Toledo Division, during the early/mid sixties. As well as the road switchers that we used on some of the industrial areas in and north of Cinncy. The really only in-accuracy is that it seemed like our division inherited equipment that looked a whole lot rattier than this photo. I do like the "passeger scheme" though.