has NS released any of the heritage paint jobs

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The first was the conrail, then the SR, NKP, CoG, NW, and today the PRR. Tomorrow, Chattanooga will release the Interstate unit.
 


The SD70ACes are standard carbody, but to do the GEVOs in HO, Intermountain would likely need to tool up a more modern carbody and cab.

Overland will be doing all 19 in brass, but you'd have to mortgage your house (or two) to buy them all.
 
Interstate unit was released today, looking sharp too!

Theres one more gevo, the pc unit that was added late to the order.

There will be 4 sd70aces factory painted in heritage paint released this month and then at least 2 for next month.
 
Heres the last gevo, rd#8114, the orig ns tarwheel, just released this morning from Chattanooga. The rest of the heritage units will be EMD SD70ACE's painted by progresive rail services.
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The SD70ACe's were delayed in production, so it will be awhile before they are released from progressive rail services.:(:(
 
Dang, wonder what happened? Though when the HO models are released, may have to pick up on or two
 
I think it had to do with the move from London, Ontario to Muncie, IN. They were building a bunch of locos for export, but was delayed a bit with the plant moving and delays of this nature just cascade unless they somehow make up for lost production time.
 
NS adds Monon to heritage locos

Source: NScorp newswire

NORFOLK, VA. - Norfolk Southern added the Monongahela Railway to the legacy railroads that the company is honoring with its 30th anniversary heritage paint schemes, bringing to 20 the number of predecessor roads to be so recognized.

The Monongahela Railway was created in 1901 as a joint venture of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad to haul coal out of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, with its base of operations in Brownsville, Penn. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad acquired a one-third stake in it in 1927. It was merged into Conrail in 1993. The lines of the former Monongahela continue to serve a vital coal-producing region today.

The locomotive will be a GE ES44AC equipped with electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes and dual mode distributed power, important features for hauling unit coal trains.

Nine locomotives have been painted in predecessor livery thus far: Central of Georgia Railway, Conrail, Interstate Railroad, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Nickel Plate Road, old Norfolk Southern Railway, Norfolk and Western Railway, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Southern Railway. All 20 are expected to be delivered by the end of June, Norfolk Southern Corporation’s 30th anniversary month. These locomotives are now roaming the Norfolk Southern system in revenue freight service.
 
Ok, here we go with the SD70ACes, first up is the release this morning from Progressive Rail services, the Savannah and Atlanta:

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