Virginian Ry Yellow Paint for D-Engines

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 The EL2B's were not the rectifiers. You are thinking of the ELC's. The scheme on the EL2B's predates the Diesels, and it is not "yellow" and black, but imitation gold and black.The ELC's came after the diesels, and had road switcher bodies, so we wondered which paint scheme they would follow.  I figure they painted them in a variation of the scheme on the EL2B's because they were both "electrics."
Jim Nichols
    On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 01:37:28 PM CDT, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:  
 
  
Is anything known of the VGN's deicision to paint its D-thingies in yellow and black?




Such as:  Was there any antecedent or some inspiration for the idea?  Who advocated the idea?  Who made the decision?  What was the first engine so painted?  What company supplied the paint?  Does any correspondence on this subject survive?  Was the paint formula ever adjusted for color/shade/etc over the years?  Why were the big EL-2B (*rectifier*) engines not painted in yellow and black?




I think the firm of Jerome Sandermann & Associates should get busy and write up everything that is known relating to  this topic !




-- abram burnett

VGN Ry Turnip Advocacy


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