To follow up on Bill's post, the 9314 was the only unit to get the simplified
Blackbird scheme. Athearn is offering the 9314 in that scheme.
Another interesting side note on the SW1000's is the frame stripe. While most
switcher units were receiving the white Scothlite "dashed" reflectors along the
frame, the SW1000's came with the standard red and yellow frame stripe, not the
white reflectors. Very nice looking. I can only assume these may have been
color reflector stripes since it seems that all repaints got the Scotchlite
reflectors. Can anyone confirm the SW1000 frame stripes were reflectors, and if
not, why did the Q go with painted frame stripes instead?
Tom Mack
Cincinnati, OH
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, William Barber <clipperw@...> wrote:
>
> John and Charlie,
>
> The SW1000s were delivered from EMD in 1966 with the early simplified
> blackbird paint scheme which had "Burlington" in block letters along
> the side of the hood in stead of "Everywhere West" and Way of the
> Zephyrs". One of the units, no. 9314, was burned in the Gibson Yard
> roundhouse fire in Omaha on Feb. 2, 1969, and was rebuilt and
> repainted with a further simplified blackbird paint scheme which
> included white stripes around the front and a white stripe along the
> side sill. I believe it was the only SW1000 with that paint scheme. A
> photo of #9314 can be found on page #96 of Michael Spoor's volume #3.
> None of the others required repainting until the BN merger.
>
> Bill Barber
> Gravois Mills, MO
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