To me the TTG on the NYC was reversed from what other railroads used. Other than the usual "They wanted to." was there any reason?
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ok, I'll bite... TTG?
Thanks,
Mario.
Originally Posted by CentralFan1976:
ok, I'll bite... TTG?
Thanks,
Mario.
Two Tone Gray.
Rusty
Originally Posted by Dominic Mazoch:
To me the TTG on the NYC was reversed from what other railroads used. Other than the usual "They wanted to." was there any reason?
Actually they did it both ways on the 20th Century cars. 1938-1948 were light gray cars with dark gray window stripe. In 1948 the colors were reversed.
Pete
1938 streamlined 20th Century Ltd.:
http://www.davidaoram.com/Sixt...ours_to_Chicago.html
After WW2 the colors were reversed:
Were there a few E units with the older TTG paint?
Originally Posted by Dominic Mazoch:
Were there a few E units with the older TTG paint?
Why yes... Yes there were. They were unofficially called "Beauty Queens". Note the high waisted stripes (above the number boards) and staggered whiskers in the opposite direction.
There's a great shot of them leaving LaSalle Street Station in "The Water Level Route" at 25:06... Note the high-gloss paint!
Thanks,
Mario
PS - The next shot in the movie has an ABA set of F3s in the short stripe scheme leading a passenger train to St. Louis!
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