NW-Mailing-List Digest, Vol 176, Issue 20

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On 8/12/2019 1:05 PM, nw-mailing-list-request at nwhs.org wrote:
> Subject: Question re: Athearn PRR 7203 color

> I thought the leased engines were all black.  Is 7203 a foobie?  Below is a
> photo from the seller.  The body appears to be green and the seller
> confirmed today that he thinks Brunswick is correct.
When I rode behind GG-1s, I thought that they were black. It's only 
later that I found out that they were really green and abysmally dirty. 
A similar thing occurred with the Vienna subways in the forties and 
fifties, that started bright red, but turned purple from brake dust.

Gerhard Postpischil
Bradford, VT

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