05-13-2010, 04:55 PM
The Indiana Railroad (INRD) got a bunch of ATSF CF-7 as their very first engines. Those engines has been used without any paint job over years. They kept all ATSF lettering, logos and also the ATSF road numbers.
I was always under the assumption that it is required/mandatory to have owner marks on each engine. At least an ugly patch as used after mergers is required.
The INRD case teaches me that is was wrong and an engine might be painted as desired. Even wrong identification (ATSF on an INRD engine) is ok at least as long as the legal owner of the name does not protest. Did I get that right?
I was always under the assumption that it is required/mandatory to have owner marks on each engine. At least an ugly patch as used after mergers is required.
The INRD case teaches me that is was wrong and an engine might be painted as desired. Even wrong identification (ATSF on an INRD engine) is ok at least as long as the legal owner of the name does not protest. Did I get that right?
Reinhard