Fresh Fast Freight
The fresh paint is barely dry on the brand new scheme for the Reading and Northern's fast freight units. 5019 seen sitting here on the turntable at the steam shop north of the yard is a rebuilt SD50-2 acquired from CSXT that was blt. Mar. 1984 as Seaboard System 8550.
She wears a scheme that is more closely reminiscent of that found on the new ex NS executive F units. Sister 5018 was painted in a red and white iteration that was not favored for whatever reason and will presumably be modified into this scheme if it is universally adopted. I did get a shot of that unit earlier in the year as seen in this image:
I honestly wasn't sure I was going to like this as much as the red version or the classic green and yellow, but I dare say in person this is one good looking machine!
Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
Thursday November 12, 2020
Fresh Fast Freight
The fresh paint is barely dry on the brand new scheme for the Reading and Northern's fast freight units. 5019 seen sitting here on the turntable at the steam shop north of the yard is a rebuilt SD50-2 acquired from CSXT that was blt. Mar. 1984 as Seaboard System 8550.
She wears a scheme that is more closely reminiscent of that found on the new ex NS executive F units. Sister 5018 was painted in a red and white iteration that was not favored for whatever reason and will presumably be modified into this scheme if it is universally adopted. I did get a shot of that unit earlier in the year as seen in this image:
I honestly wasn't sure I was going to like this as much as the red version or the classic green and yellow, but I dare say in person this is one good looking machine!
Port Clinton, Pennsylvania
Thursday November 12, 2020