mikep758
Not so long ago
With the recent influx of patched ex CSX C40-8's on seemingly every road freight, it's hard to imagine that it wasn't long ago that the entire Guilford/Pan Am fleet was all in matching paint. Opinions differ on the Big G paint scheme, but at least everything was painted for many years. In 2008 I was living in Portland and would often be coming home from work in the evening around the time eastbound train SEWA would be leaving Rigby yard in South Portland. There are a few shots in the Portland area that are properly lit for an evening eastbound. On this particular day the train had a pair of ex CN GP40-2W's, purchased by Guilford in 2000, for power. At this time there were two units in the initial light blue Pan Am paint. By the late 2000's the majority of the roster was mostly different variants of the GP40, but there were still a few odd balls floating around if you were lucky enough to find one. Unlike the recently purchased GE's, the 20 GP40-2W's were delivered painted in the GRS scheme.
South Portland, Maine
June 3, 2008
Not so long ago
With the recent influx of patched ex CSX C40-8's on seemingly every road freight, it's hard to imagine that it wasn't long ago that the entire Guilford/Pan Am fleet was all in matching paint. Opinions differ on the Big G paint scheme, but at least everything was painted for many years. In 2008 I was living in Portland and would often be coming home from work in the evening around the time eastbound train SEWA would be leaving Rigby yard in South Portland. There are a few shots in the Portland area that are properly lit for an evening eastbound. On this particular day the train had a pair of ex CN GP40-2W's, purchased by Guilford in 2000, for power. At this time there were two units in the initial light blue Pan Am paint. By the late 2000's the majority of the roster was mostly different variants of the GP40, but there were still a few odd balls floating around if you were lucky enough to find one. Unlike the recently purchased GE's, the 20 GP40-2W's were delivered painted in the GRS scheme.
South Portland, Maine
June 3, 2008