mjrbaseball Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 This past summer, Norfolk Southern Railroad recognized its heritage by placing into service 30 new locomotives, each decked out in the livery of one of the defunct railroads that has been merged into the company that has become Norfolk Southern. Some of the designs had to be tweaked a little, because the brand-new locomotives are different in size and shape than the engines that were operating when these railroads were in existence. The 30 new locomotives started out together at NS's main railyard in Virginia, and have been placed into regular service. So if you live near a Norfolk Southern line, don't be surprised if you one day see a shiny new Wabash, Jersey Central or Lehigh Valley locomotive on the tracks.New Norfolk Southern locomotive in Wabash livery (right) next to an original Wabash diesel locomotive:New Norfolk Southern locomotive in PRR livery (left) alongside an original Pennsylvania diesel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aci Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 That is a pretty awesome idea for Norfolk Southern. Hamilton Eagles- 2012 and 2013 Continental Hockey League Champions! 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 CHL East Division Champions! Niagara Dragoons- 2012 United League and CCSLC World Series Champions! 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 UL Robinson Division Champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I'm a big believer in homage to the past. Awesome idea and execution by the railroad. If I had an engineer's cap, I'd tip it to them. The only depressing part is when somebody does one and it's a scheme you were around to see when it wasn't retro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 It's Asperger's Howard Cosell ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrbaseball Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 This locomotive is not one of Norfolk Southern's Heritage units. It is not a replica. So it is not applicable to this discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDesign Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Missing the point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 So that's what they were up to all that time!I've run quite a few loads into NS's railyards, not to mention the facility in Roanoke where most of the freight cars are manufactured (Freightcar America, for you Blue Ridge denizens who've heard of it). Those locos look good. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 This locomotive is not one of Norfolk Southern's Heritage units. It is not a replica. So it is not applicable to this discussion.Sorry man, I had to post it!But adding to this topic, there are some really cool designs they're bringing out. Instead of just red and blue, they have some really unique color schemes that make a train look really good and not cookie cutter. A certain baseball league could learn from Norfolk Southern. @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous One Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Amazing how deep the Norfolk Southern "family tree" is. Lakers Dodgers Angels Kings Dolphins Galaxy Liverpool FC UC Santa Barbara USC Trojans UNLV Rebels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 That's all real nice about the Heritage trains -- But are you kididng me?? This video was NAILS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrbaseball Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 It is an "unusual" video to be sure. But it doesn't relate to the topic of the thread, and is actually very un-funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPF Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I'm that guy, but with airliners. And sometimes trains.And occasionally ships. http://i.imgur.com/4ahMZxD.png koizim said: And...and ya know what we gotta do? We gotta go kick him in da penis. He'll be injured. Injured bad. COYS and Go Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I'm an advocate of rail transit in general (except Amtrak beyond the northeast: that ship has sailed, to mix my transit metaphors), but I can't say I care about train livery in the slightest. Which is weird, because that's the kind of unimportant stuff I'm usually all about. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 IAIS (Iowa Interstate?) did something similar a year or so ago with a "Rock Island" themed engine. I'll have to see if I can find the story and photos. Throwback trains... cool idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyraven8 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Stumbled across this website a while ago. Designer shows railway company logo design evolution.To keep it more on topic: Norfolk Southern Railway (1990) is the 2nd last logo shown.http://annyas.com/railroad-company-logo-design-evolution/ "Just when I thought you'd said the stupidest thing, you keep on talking" - Hank Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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