Re: (erielack) painting an EMD 1200

[William Shultz <"wshultz_@_clarityconnect.com">]

Steve,

Why not do them really prototypical and paint them for the Lackawanna.
They DID actually have SW1200's.

Oh, and they are black too.

Regards,

Will Shultz

Steve R Miller wrote:
> 
> hey folks, here's the deal:
> 
> I've got 3 sw 1200's that need paint. I mentioned to the boss that I wanted to paint them in Erie
> colors, (maybe a fictional number or a mock sw7). He said the only reason I couldn't would be due to
> legal implications.
> 
> Let alone the fact that somehow I would have to get around the problem of our own reporting marks,
> how can I do this without the FRA handing down some serious fines?
> 
> And yes, I will be using the "good stuff" - for those who don't know, locomotive paint runs around
> $100 a gallon.
> 
> Thanks,    Steve R Miller
> 
> p.s.   the boss can see for himself that they really do need a new paint job, but he just HAD to
> know, "why Erie?". Told him it's because he refuses to pay the $$$ to have them overhauled and the
> yellow on black would hide the oil ( stacks throwing oil, needs cyl. rings ). Right now, they're
> "Rustoleum Blue" with oil polka dots. And no, I do not have a load box, so the oil just gums up and
> accumulates until it catches fire in the stacks.
> 
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