When NEW rail equipment is born ..

Thanks Roger...nice to see new equipment "born".....keep it up....

Is it BUILT or is it BORN ? You take sheet metal .. bend and form.. add plenty of paint and lipstick. She is launched and has a life of "her" own. She will get old .. be molded and made anew. Born into a new life on the rails.  

Roger...always someone too serious.....BTW all life is born not just mammals..... 

Thanks for posting that, Roger. I like to see just born equipment, too.

I've spent my entire career at a large CAT dealership ... and I enjoy seeing the recently born equipment arrive.

Beer is born, too ....

I'm going to have me one of them right now, and check the "born on date"

          wonder if it also has a "F" on it for front.......

Well, all I'll say is that a brand-new locomotive is a magnificent thing to experience.  The outside smells like fresh paint and often has a flawless, shining, finish.  There's no dirt underneath.  The wheels are perfect.  Everything is tight.  The interior smells of new paint and new upholstery.  Nothing rattles.  Everything works exactly right, and the engine is so quiet when coasting.

It is really a fine experience.

Had to look twice at the "Central of Georgia" locomotive. Change the name on the side to Baltimore and Ohio, Orange stripes to gold, and the paint scheme would almost fit.

BORN on : "Railfans". As this thread is now a bit long in the tooth.. I sure wish my career could have been in the committee that selects paint schemes for the BIG guys. I have noticed all of you are great fans of color and lots of it. What attracts potential buyers into the new automobile showroom? A beautiful paint job and the smell of new. History books have stories of the pride the RR-men had in their rail equipment .. locomotives used to go through wash racks and then were coated with (fish) oil to appear shiny new. When I see a terrific paint job, I am FORCED to stop and look. I was a born .. dreamer. Photo is a ice cream truck bus that would look fine as 1/50 scale. Yep, I remember. Thank you. 

Now most of these I really like. Not just because they are clean, or fallen flags, but because they are inspiring and look like actual design rather than a paint job with whatever was cheapest or handy. 

My fav.s seem to have one thing in common and I'm not sure why yet, but I'm really attracted to the areas of battleship grey up high, more than the vibrant colors. Maybe it's the contrasting shadows shows the detail better...?  For now, I just want enjoy looking at some modern diesels and not thinking "yuk". 

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Careful, or you'll have folks of all sorts loving trains again

Number 90 posted:

Well, all I'll say is that a brand-new locomotive is a magnificent thing to experience.  The outside smells like fresh paint and often has a flawless, shining, finish.  There's no dirt underneath.  The wheels are perfect.  Everything is tight.  The interior smells of new paint and new upholstery.  Nothing rattles.  Everything works exactly right, and the engine is so quiet when coasting.

It is really a fine experience.

Sounds similar to something else new with wheels  

....and (hopefully) the feelings operating them give the same kinda pride; a nice bonus!

I thought the fish oil was safer, cheaper, liberally applied rust prevention. Never thought of it as a "finish wax" too.

Beautiful equipment in those pictures.