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General Discussion => Prototype Railroads: News, Photos, Research => Topic started by: mmagliaro on May 02, 2012, 01:45:23 AM

Title: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: mmagliaro on May 02, 2012, 01:45:23 AM

Further along my vein of looking at what unused, but decent, locos I've got in my stash that would
work as NP prototypes, I spy a Bachmann Spectrum 44 tonner.  Apparently, the NP had two of these,
#98 and #99, built in the 1940s.

Would anybody know of a source of a color photo of one of them?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: wazzou on May 02, 2012, 01:56:10 AM

PM me your e-mail address and I'll see what I can dig up for you.

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: delamaize on May 02, 2012, 02:10:22 AM

IIRC, they were Yellow with Black safety stripes, but don't quote me. I'm going to do my Yellow Undec. as no 99.

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: spookshow on May 02, 2012, 08:01:31 AM

The Northern Pacific Railway Museum has a 65-tonner that's kind of cool looking. I did up a 44-tonner in this paint scheme a few years ago -

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1653327

Here's a picture of #99 post-NP -

http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr0102/dudt5.jpg

Here's a picture of #98 -

http://muse.museum.montana.edu/rvndb/rvnjpeg_img_rec.php?objno=RVN16174

It's tough to tell with B&W photos, but it seems like maybe the stripes are actually red?

Cheers,
-Mark

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: wazzou on May 02, 2012, 11:31:53 AM

@Mark, Red stripes are correct.  @Max, I'm going to look and see about color pictures in my collection for you.

Quote from: spookshow on May 02, 2012, 08:01:31 AM

Here's a picture of #98 -

http://muse.museum.montana.edu/rvndb/rvnjpeg_img_rec.php?objno=RVN16174

It's tough to tell with B&W photos, but it seems like maybe the stripes are actually red?

Cheers,
-Mark

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: hegstad1 on May 02, 2012, 12:17:37 PM

Here's mine Max!

(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/693/NP44Tonner99.jpg)

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: mmagliaro on May 02, 2012, 02:17:01 PM

Thanks guys!   

I really like the 65 tonner in black.  Too bad the NP didn't do the 44 tonners that way.  I
think it's more visually appealing than the all-yellow paint scheme.  But yellow with red stripes it is.
Now, as for just what SHADE of yellow and red .... oh boy....

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: jmlaboda on May 02, 2012, 04:27:58 PM

Andrew... that's one sharp switcher!!!  May have to use that scheme for a fictional shortline connection...

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: up1950s on May 03, 2012, 02:25:14 AM

Very very nicely done Andrew .

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: keeper on May 05, 2012, 08:41:17 AM

Quote from: up1950s on May 03, 2012, 02:25:14 AM

Very very nicely done Andrew .

+1

Title: Re: Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?
Post by: coosvalley on May 06, 2012, 02:13:54 PM

Quote from: hegstad1 on May 02, 2012, 12:17:37 PM

Here's mine Max!

(http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/data/693/NP44Tonner99.jpg)

Very nice.... 8)