The T&NO's Solitary SW1 No. 11

[jmupton2000]

Hello

My preference for modelling one off's in otherwise larger rosters has found me with a cheap undecorated Walthers SW1 on my workbench. Having already done T&NO's solitary Alco S1 No. 10 in Southern Pacific orange/black last year, I now want to do their solitary SW1, No. 11.

Pictures are however very rare of this one it seems, like S1 No. 10, it was extremely camera shy it seems, I have only found the one side on shot of it in bloody nose colours, and that was the same photo on two different websites.

Do any shots of No. 11 in earlier paint jobs exist anywhere? I am hoping the same black/orange as No. 10 will appear as a likely candidate.

 

[bnsf971]

Are you looking for the original black with pinstripes, or the tiger stripes?

 

[jmupton2000]

I think Tiger Stripes is probably more fitting but the pinstripe or even bloody nose are the backup plans!

 

[westtexjohn]

This might help.............

I believe this is a SW1 loco.

Delivered in August of 1941 was TNO's second diesel-electric locomotive, the first was an Alco S-1 and prior to that they acquired two gasoline powered small locomotives.


No.11 was delivered in black paint later repainted to Tiger Stripe with lettering all in one line and later in Blood Nose paint with stacked lettering.


Not suitable for general service, it spent most of its life on 'light duties'.


In 1963 it was transferred to the MOW pool and renumbered SPMW 549 and worked occasionally at the Houston Tie Plant.


#11 was scrapped at El Paso in 1967

 

[Rico]

Ah the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, I thought you were talking about the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway.
Same initials I guess.