Choosing a Paint scheme

[rrinker]

It would seem logical that in 1981, trains might have had both schemes in the consist......at least until all had been repainted.
" 1976-1981 "NJ DOT" scheme, which matches the time period i model. "

I'd say "shorten up the time frame" from 5 years to maybe one, and run both schemes, or, split them out, and run shorter trains.......selective compression

Perhaps - but this is a governmetn agency thing here, not a railroad that is satisfies with painting a patch over the numbers and assigning a new one and calling it good enough until we can get it in the shop.

I always did like that NJ DOT logo, especially as a tiny added detail to the CNJ GP40P's.

--Randy