Seeking Photo of NP 44 tonner # 98 or #99?

[mmagliaro]

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!

[wazzou]

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

[delamaize]

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

[spookshow]

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

[wazzou]

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

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

[hegstad1]

Here's mine Max!

[mmagliaro]

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....

[jmlaboda]

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

[up1950s]

Very very nicely done Andrew .

[keeper]

Very very nicely done Andrew .

+1

[coosvalley]

Here's mine Max!

Very nice....