Posted by Mitch Goldman on March 25, 2019  As it was meant to be - nice catch, Mike. Free of the transformational modernity one would find hard to escape today. Posted by Al Wood on March 25, 2019  Ah...the way I 'member it. Posted by showalterbj on April 3, 2019  The downside is that this may be the last 4-axle mainline freight loco model produced by EMD. Posted by Schmittfalte on April 3, 2019  Stunning colours! This looks really nice. The glooming effect adds to it. Great work! Posted by Erik C Lindgren on April 3, 2019  So wonderful! Posted by Pete Greischar on April 3, 2019  Can anyone explain the horizontal silver or white stripes on the second unit? Posted by Dana M. on April 4, 2019  Pete Greischar - those were added "reflective stripes" to make the locomotive more visible at crossings at night. The Rio Grande used both the regular yellow stripes as seen on the lead unit, and occasionally added the white reflective stripes to other units in order to enhance the locomotive visibility at night at crossings. It was more of a "safety and visibility" action, nothing special. Posted by Pete Greischar on April 4, 2019  Thanks Dana. Thought it might be reflective for safety but have never seen that done on one of their units.

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