05-13-2010, 05:36 PM
There is no requirement to repaint or patch a locomotive as long as the correct reporting marks are displayed.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie, colloquially known as the "Wheeling & Rio Grande" here, is one prime example of this:
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Note the orange markings above the number on the cab. Those are the correct "WE" reporting marks for the Wheeling. As long as those are visible the giant "Rio Grande" is meaningless.
Another example is this locomotive that still carries Santa Fe paint:
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It is patched with the right reporting marks, CNUR for Indiana's Connersville & New Castle, and still carries it's old Santa Fe paint.
The Wheeling & Lake Erie, colloquially known as the "Wheeling & Rio Grande" here, is one prime example of this:
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Note the orange markings above the number on the cab. Those are the correct "WE" reporting marks for the Wheeling. As long as those are visible the giant "Rio Grande" is meaningless.
Another example is this locomotive that still carries Santa Fe paint:
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It is patched with the right reporting marks, CNUR for Indiana's Connersville & New Castle, and still carries it's old Santa Fe paint.