Why no NS heritage paint schemes?

[bkpigs]

I have been seeing a good number of photos on the internet of UP heritage paint schemes and curious why NS wouldn't do a Southern paint scheme. I just saw on Youtube a green NS locomotive (No. 999) that is battery powered and just sparked the idea.

 

[RGSfan]

NS was way ahead of UP they painted GP59 #4610 in a Southern inspired paint scheme in the 90s.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=292940&nseq=6

 

[UP2CSX]

Well, kinda, but the Southern painted engine was really a replica of what the GP-59 would have looked like in the Southern green scheme. There are no NS markings on it at all. The NS may have the most predecessor roads of any of the modern railroads, so choosing which roads to do in heritage scheme might be difficult. Also, the NS is a no-nonsense railroad that's primarily concerned with the bottom line. They really don't give much of a darn about their image.

 

[Alcomotive]

NS was way ahead of UP they painted GP59 #4610 in a Southern inspired paint scheme in the 90s.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=292940&nseq=6

No actually UP has always done hertage in some form, public appreciation, employeee appreciation, presidetial, thank you to the military, United Way and Olympics just to name a few so....

I believe that at some point in time all RR has done some to acknowlede hertage or other accomplishments etc.

In fact I think BN was really one of the first to do this in the early 80's. Then again there was the celebration 1976 by almost all RR too.

 

[ICG/SOU]

NS's heritage scheme is it's current scheme. Black from N&W and SOU. White from N&W and SOU.

Of course, Penn, Penn Central, Conrail, New York Central, Wabash, NKP, the original N&S, etc. could be included, but black and white is just fine.

 

[wheeler1963]

I believe the River Street Rambler has more Heritage in it than any NS unit. There is the red from the NW, blue from ConRail, green from Southern, and the black from Penn.

 

[diburning]

Don't forget the F-units. They retain their original Southern Railway paint scheme except with a gold NS horsehead logo applied in place of where it said SOUTHERN.

The short lived Maersk scheme isn't really heritage, but it does show that NS does care about their appearance.

 

[Irongrave]

they also have a conrail painted 38-2 though they bent the frame on it after they painted it