How many paint schemes did the Providence and Worcester have?

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dispatcher812

dispatcher812

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OK, I am confused. as some may have seen I want to do a set of engines in all the paint schemes the P&W had that were "offical" schemes. Not ones that engines were in when they got them. (does that make sense?) Anyway I thought I knew of four.

1 http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1124157
2 http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=31063
3 http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1359648
4 http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=242363

Also the GP9s had the same scheme as the 2010 with a slight decal placement difference.

But tonight I found this.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=349714

As I sit here and scratch my head, where there any others I am missing?
 
Nate,

So do you also feel they had 5 different schemes?

Yeah I noticed that to with the nose decal. Maybe a short person like me was applying some of them.
 


Nate,

So do you also feel they had 5 different schemes?

Yes Kevin,

I believe all theyve had was 5 schemes haha...seems like someone couldnt make up their minds. The photos you showed in the first thread were photos of ALL the paints schemes I've ever seen P&W locomotives in. And as far as i know, theyve never had a special paint scheme or anything that was just for a test so...I believe you got them all.

Nate
 
nateL said:
Nate,

So do you also feel they had 5 different schemes?

Yes Kevin,

I believe all theyve had was 5 schemes haha...seems like someone couldnt make up their minds. The photos you showed in the first thread were photos of ALL the paints schemes I've ever seen P&W locomotives in. And as far as i know, theyve never had a special paint scheme or anything that was just for a test so...I believe you got them all.

Nate
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Thanks for the imput Nate. hmmmm. I had it all planned to have all my GP38s get the special paint. Now that I found this fifth one, I quess a 40-2 will have to have a special scheme.
So far I have the current scheme on #2008 that Josh (jbaakko) did, he is currently doing #2006 in the mostly orange scheme of the 1980s. I bought a custom painted #2010 in the scheme from the picture LONG befoe anyone started to produce P&W. I happened to find it at my local shop. The last 38-2 a need for the fleet is #2011 and I am going to have that one done in the RS-3 scheme. So Now i guess when I get to the 40-2 I will have to have #3001 done in that last scheme I recently found. Kevin
 
Nice Kevin! Once you get them all done, you should posts pics of them. Id love to see some of P&Ws more modern power in the old schemes. Great idea you have there. Good luck with it all too, and glad I could help.

-Nate
 
Nate, I certainly will post pics. When I first had Josh do the 2008, I started to think that while having as many P&W as I could get, or in this case afford to have custom done was good, I wanted a little color on the layout as well. When I get a chance, I will do a MS paint rendition of the latest scheme and post it here.
 
Nice

Sweet! looking forward to more Pics.
I like P&W, I was born in Providence and didn't know they had so many paint schemes.
I'd like to model a few someday. Ive only seen the last scheme in ready made shells.

Cheers,
Richard Fitzgerald

Yeh Ive seen some nice P&W stuff on ebay occasionally.
Too many lines I'd like to model, SD&Az, UP, SP, P&W, B&M, occasionally though about the old Boston trollies PCC light rail? from the 60's or the MTA. LOL or Accella or....Hershey...or..
 
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Mogul2-6-0 said:
Sweet! looking forward to more Pics.
I like P&W, I was born in Providence and didn't know they had so many paint schemes.
I'd like to model a few someday. Ive only seen the last scheme in ready made shells.

Cheers,
Richard Fitzgerald
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Richard,

I believe it was Atlas that also made the RS-3.
 


dispatcher812 said:
Thanks for the imput Nate. hmmmm. I had it all planned to have all my GP38s get the special paint. Now that I found this fifth one, I quess a 40-2 will have to have a special scheme.
So far I have the current scheme on #2008 that Josh (jbaakko) did, he is currently doing #2006 in the mostly orange scheme of the 1980s. I bought a custom painted #2010 in the scheme from the picture LONG befoe anyone started to produce P&W. I happened to find it at my local shop. The last 38-2 a need for the fleet is #2011 and I am going to have that one done in the RS-3 scheme. So Now i guess when I get to the 40-2 I will have to have #3001 done in that last scheme I recently found. Kevin
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Here are some pics of the 3001 for detail purposes. Luckily the NECR leased the unit for a little while and I took some pics when I had it in my train.

http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t12/mgwsy1978/Trains/PW GP40 3001/
 
dispatcher812 said:
Nate, I certainly will post pics. When I first had Josh do the 2008, I started to think that while having as many P&W as I could get, or in this case afford to have custom done was good, I wanted a little color on the layout as well. When I get a chance, I will do a MS paint rendition of the latest scheme and post it here.
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ah yes, Josh did an amzing job on the 2008 for you!

Good luck Kevin,

Nate
 
nateL said:
Great shots Mark! Im actually really glad you took these, becuase Ive noticed the little "doo-dads" and what not on the top of the GP's and never knew what they were for, do you know what they are?

Nate
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Nate, I believe and Mark Please correct me if I am wrong, but I think one is an antennas and the other GPS. The longer one is the antenna? and the round one next to the horn is gps. I think.
 
The small can antenna is generally the crew radio. The long Sinclair antenna is general a EOT receiver, to allow the crew to receive signals from the EOT device.

Sometimes the uses are slightly different, and sometimes units have multiples of each.
 


jbaakko said:
The small can antenna is generally the crew radio. The long Sinclair antenna is general a EOT receiver, to allow the crew to receive signals from the EOT device.

Sometimes the uses are slightly different, and sometimes units have multiples of each.
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Sweet thanks.
 
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