The issue to me isn't whether they "should" have changed from black stripes to
red on their E units. It was a minor detail that formed a small part of a
larger change in corporate aesthetics which included the switch from the
blackbird to Chinese red for road switchers (and coincidentally, the repainting
of depots from red/green to white). I don't know what the reasoning was, but
I'd guess it was an attempt to create a bolder, more modern, more visible
image. They may have left the covered wagons the same because they were already
looking to replacing them.
Since my own interests are mainly pre-1960, I'd vote for black nose stripes.
But the red does fit better with the other changes in Q paint schemes (and as I
said, on the E units, the difference seems trivial). I do sincerely feel that
the blackbird scheme was one of the most beautiful adopted by any American
railroad, though I have friends who say just that about Chinese red and white.
And (sorry) repainting those elegant, dignified red/green depots in white was a
travesty.
jonathan
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Stephen Levine <sjl_prodigynet@...> wrote:
>
> I liked the black, but the red was quite striking. Depends on the day which I
> like better.
>
> --- On Thu, 11/8/12, bdurham260 <bdurham260@...> wrote:
>
> From: bdurham260 <bdurham260@...>
> Subject: [CBQ] E Unit & F Unit Paint Schemes?
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 11:57 AM
>
>
> So the F units were left as grey backs when the Q went from black to
> red. The E units had their nose stipes and "grills" changed from black to
> red.
>
>
>
> Where do you fall on the issue?
>
>
>
> No difference
>
>
>
> Should have left them black
>
>
>
> Liked the red much better
>
>
>
> Why do you feel the way you do?
>
>
>
> I am not so much interested in percentage break down (hence no poll taken)
> but what your thoughts are on the color and why the Q changed one type but
> not the other covered wagon.
>
>
>
> For me I have always been partial to the black nose stripes. I think it
> looked better with the stainless steel. Since the left the F units alone I
> would have done the same thing with E's.
>
>
>
> I know that by the time of the switchover what the stripes and grills were
> supposed to simulate had been lost to time but I still think they look better.
>
>
>
> So, what do you think?
>
>
>
> Brian Durham
>
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