Q regarding Paint Scheme on RC

[lock4244]

Can anyone tell me if this RC autorack would have been era correct for 1987-89 in this scheme? I'm thinking this was a scheme introduced in the early 90's but am not sure.

http://www.imrcmodels.com/distrib/redcaboose/html/RM-19220.htm

Thanks.

[ljudice]

I had a video of CP operations in BC - and it had the Olympic engine in it - and I distinctly remember all red autoracks - if that is of any help...

I am pretty sure it's a scheme from the early-mid 1980's.. 

[lock4244]

I know that CP painted their auctoracks black with CP Rail lettering and used the multimark logo in the eighties up until they dropped the multimark... which I think was in 1988. But I guess I need to know when they started painting them red without the multi. One would think this changed in 1988, but they may have not. I wish IM would post built or new dates like Atlas has started doing.

BTW, I think you mean Expo 86 unit's, not Olympic.

[ljudice]

Yes - expo 86!

It was an older tape - and now that I think of it, I can't be sure about the logo... But I am sure there were all red cars. 

Power was all SD40-2/SD40 - so it was pre-GE...

[Ryan87]

CPAA 543000-543097 were built (or more then likely rebuilt) between 11/1989 and 01/1990 so they would just fit in your era... 
    

[lock4244]

Thanks Ryan. I've a few in that scheme already, so I can ignoe this run as it's on the very edge of my era.