Weathering

[TerryC]

What gives Conrail locomotives unique weathering and wear appearances.

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A worn B23-7
http://crcyc.railfan.net/locos/ge/7b23/cr1900cr.jpg

Dirty GP38
http://crcyc.railfan.net/locos/emd/gp38/cr7703top.jpg

Rusty SD50
http://crcyc.railfan.net/locos/emd/sd50/cr6725cf.jpg

Paint peeling on a GP35
http://crcyc.railfan.net/locos/emd/gp35 ... fstore.jpg

[SRS125]

The location in which the locomotive works gives its look. A locomotive along the coast all its life for esample would rust from the top down. Unlike thows in a quarry that would turn a gray or black color from the stone or coal dust. Locomotives such as Southern Pacific's are dirty from soot and smoke due to all of the tunnals and snow sheds. The simple paint job fadeing away over the years can bring back memorys of past railroads that are no long with us such as the last pic that you have being an Ex Reading Lines GP35ph: 2 Locomotive. The dimond shape under the cab number gives it away as being an Ex RDG.

[glennk419]

The simple paint job fadeing away over the years can bring back memorys of past railroads that are no long with us such as the last pic that you have being an Ex Reading Lines GP35ph: 2 Locomotive. The dimond shape under the cab number gives it away as being an Ex RDG.

That and the cab roof rain gutters. It's hard to keep an old RDG unit down!