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Ed Kapuscinski

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This is awesome!
« on: May 22, 2009, 10:42:52 AM »
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http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=284620

I can only hope that in 30 years we'll see shortlines painting GP38-5s with Can Openers.
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2009, 10:46:46 AM »
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I especially like the faux class lights!

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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2009, 11:20:32 AM »
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Oh, man, is that sweet!

My wife commented yesterday she wished Norfolk Southern would do a PRR heritage unit (since last year we got to see 5 of the 6 UP heritage units at North Platte).  She likes the 5-stripe Lowey scheme (who doesn't?).
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2009, 12:06:09 PM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on May 22, 2009, 10:42:52 AM
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=284620

I can only hope that in 30 years we'll see shortlines painting GP38-5s with Can Openers.



Not exactly what you have in mind but here are a couple of Escanaba and Lake Superior GP-38s (probably in Green Bay). Nice job on the Great Northern scheme...they hadn't gotten around to repainting the trailing unit. Could be a tribute in the making!

Best wishes, Dave
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2009, 01:19:59 PM »
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I really, really like this & hope more RRs choose to do at least one unit in a
heritage scheme of some sorts. The only Reading units I've ever seen in real
life were the ones patched for CR back in the late 70's.

I've chosen to do something similar for my future layout, based on my old fave
RR. (sorry Lee)
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2009, 03:23:41 PM »
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But Mitch, you forgot to include the cat "Hocking" up a hair ball!

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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2009, 03:41:00 PM »
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I was glad when Progressive rail adopted the old MNS scheme.  Black and pink and teal just wasn't doing it.







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« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2009, 04:04:17 PM »
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Ed, you've probably at least seen pics of this SW, and Lee's seen this one too, but I figured I'd share with the group:



MDDE #801 (Ex Conrail Express) working the Snow Hill line bringing an empty grainer back to Georgetown to the NS interchange. Picture taken by fellow MDDE co-worker Jason Yeatman. This locomotive will probably never get painted, not out of love for Conrail, just too darn expensive. It is normally stored anyway, but both CF7s are down with traction motor issues.
« Last Edit: May 22, 2009, 08:02:30 PM by RockGp40 »
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2009, 09:35:20 PM »
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That poor CR Express unit... it got banged up right out of the shops before it ended up over in your guys hands.

BTW, given it's expected longevity, there's no real hurry, but I'd like to know who we would talk to about making sure it finds a good home if it were ever to suffer something catastrophic.
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2009, 12:13:40 AM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on May 22, 2009, 10:42:52 AM
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=284620

I can only hope that in 30 years we'll see shortlines painting GP38-5s with Can Openers.

 " painting with Can Openers "................. Whats does that mean ?
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2009, 12:52:10 AM »
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Quote from: up1950s on May 24, 2009, 12:13:40 AM
Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on May 22, 2009, 10:42:52 AM
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=284620

I can only hope that in 30 years we'll see shortlines painting GP38-5s with Can Openers.

 " painting with Can Openers "................. Whats does that mean ?

I was wondering that too...

Lee-HA! I never thought of that. (Hocking-hairballs)
But in all honesty & fairness, I was a B&O nut
when I got into trains in '78, & found out Chessie had taken over, so I got into
Chessie too, & also found out they took over the WM.
I -do- like the WM, mainly because my best buds growing up were from Garrett Co,
& their family was probably related to about everyone there. (they had the newspaper
from Oakland sent to them here in Ohio on a weekly basis)

I love the B&O, C&O, & the WM in their original form but & alsoI love the Kitty!
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2009, 03:20:16 PM »
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I'm positive that Lee is in love with the South Branch Valley!
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=282818&nseq=1
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2009, 03:52:18 PM »
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Quote from: up1950s on May 24, 2009, 12:13:40 AM
Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on May 22, 2009, 10:42:52 AM
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=284620

I can only hope that in 30 years we'll see shortlines painting GP38-5s with Can Openers.

 " painting with Can Openers "................. Whats does that mean ?

Look at the original Conrail logo (not the "quality" logo).  Where management saw steel wheels on steel rails, many saw a giant white can opener.
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2009, 04:27:24 PM »
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South Branch Valley is such a cool shortline...

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=154553&nseq=36
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Re: This is awesome!
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2009, 10:15:45 AM »
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Some more hotness for Ed:

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