Pan Am Repaint Thread

[MEC407]

Not bad. I'd dare say that this particular paint scheme looks better on the high-nose units than it does on the wide-nose units. The 500s really need something "extra" on that big Canadian nose of theirs.

[KSmitty]

I agree the paint definately looks better on the highnose locomotives. Looks sharp, I think the whole "PAN AM thing" is starting to grow on me, just a little

[thebigham]

http://naphotos.nerail.org/showpic/?200 ... 115091.jpg

#370 looks great!!

Whoops. Already posted.

[KSmitty]

Is PAR's Boxcar fleet all in the PAR phase one paint?

I still see a few boxes in MEC/BM colors and logos, but the reporting marks are painted over, stupid graffitti ruins the fun in seening a classic box car Do the remaing "heritage" cars still belong to PAR or have they been sold and leased back?

[MEC407]

There should still be quite a few MEC and BM boxcars in the black Guilford paint scheme. These were painted by GE Railcar a few years ago.

I've seen a few BM boxcars still in faded BM blue, too. Can't recall the last time I saw a MEC harvest gold boxcar, but I would imagine that there might be a few of them still roaming around, although most have been repainted into PAR blue.

[KSmitty]

Is PAR repainting there own cars, and if so, are they still repainting even with the slumping economy and 10+ months between loco repaints?

[MEC407]

Yes, the cars in Pan Am blue were all painted at PAR's shops in Waterville.

I don't know if they are doing any boxcar painting at the present time, though. They were doing it fast and furious for a while there.

[KSmitty]

Tanks MEC, much appreciated

[consist]

There are still Pine Tree (gold, MEC marks) boxes here and there, in service, I forget where but I saw one rolling a few weeks ago. I believe the same is true for blue BM boxes. At the very least there's a couple of those parked in Lawrence on a storage track.

[jwhite07]

There are also a good number of cars in Harvest Gold and still carrying the Maine Central name and logo, but GMRC reporting marks.

[mec 381]

The 327 has been repainted into the Pan Am paint scheme. Saw it today in Waterville on a train ready to head west. Two SD 40-2's were the other two locomotives on the train. 327 looks pretty sharp in the fresh paint.

[CN9634]

This one slipped past me! I heard that the 381 was going to be repainted/rebuilt after a unit but I didn't know the number. Good info!

EDIT: quick question. The 327 was lettered B&M. Do you know if it retained these reporting marks? Would be the first "B&M" unit repainted!

[mec 381]

I only saw the number as I was driving by the yard, but I thing it still has the B&M reporting marks.

[KSmitty]

So the 327 is in PAR ph2 paint, and the 381 is soon to follow???

[CN9634]

From what I've been told but that it why it is on the "unconfirmed" list.