startrek1011
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A few weeks ago I was looking through some old emails when I found one which reminded me that I had CEFX2014's permission to reskin their Amtrak E60 locomotive. I had honestly forgotten I had their permission to do this. So I've done four reskins, with two more planned. I don't plan of releasing these reskins.
Due to the increasing oil prices in the middle of the 1970's several western railroads were considering electrifying some of their rail lines, interest in which had been increased by the promise of reduced taxes and state subsidies if they did so and improved track conditions. The Western Pacific, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Burlington Northern Railroad all decided to electrify some of their routes in Washington Oregon and California. Electrification was supposed to go as far south as Oakland, but the Reagan administration cut funding for the project, meaning the electrification instead ended in Sacramento. Due to the problems that Amtrak had had with the locomotive, The 4 railroads did not buy many e60s, instead turning to GE competitor EMD who had fielded two new electric locomotives just for the new electrification project. Many of the e60s that the railroads did buy were bought used from Amtrak instead of from GE. Amtrak also tried moving many of their E60s to the new electrical lines, where the lower top speed of 80-90 mph and heavier trains better suited the problematic E60.
A line up of all the paint schemes e60 #610 would wear after leaving Amtrak service. On the far left is her just after she joined the Western Pacific's newly electrified Sacramento subdivision, with her Amtrak Insignias crossed out with black and white paint. Next is 610 in her Perlman Green Western Pacific Scheme, one which she would only wear for a scant 4 years before the WP was bought by the Union Pacific, and she was repainted in UP colors. After the Golden Pacific took over the Union Pacific, 610 was painted in the iconic Ice Mountain Blue paint scheme.
A very very big thanks to CEFX2014 over at Notch 8 for letting me reskin their E60!
Due to the increasing oil prices in the middle of the 1970's several western railroads were considering electrifying some of their rail lines, interest in which had been increased by the promise of reduced taxes and state subsidies if they did so and improved track conditions. The Western Pacific, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Burlington Northern Railroad all decided to electrify some of their routes in Washington Oregon and California. Electrification was supposed to go as far south as Oakland, but the Reagan administration cut funding for the project, meaning the electrification instead ended in Sacramento. Due to the problems that Amtrak had had with the locomotive, The 4 railroads did not buy many e60s, instead turning to GE competitor EMD who had fielded two new electric locomotives just for the new electrification project. Many of the e60s that the railroads did buy were bought used from Amtrak instead of from GE. Amtrak also tried moving many of their E60s to the new electrical lines, where the lower top speed of 80-90 mph and heavier trains better suited the problematic E60.
A line up of all the paint schemes e60 #610 would wear after leaving Amtrak service. On the far left is her just after she joined the Western Pacific's newly electrified Sacramento subdivision, with her Amtrak Insignias crossed out with black and white paint. Next is 610 in her Perlman Green Western Pacific Scheme, one which she would only wear for a scant 4 years before the WP was bought by the Union Pacific, and she was repainted in UP colors. After the Golden Pacific took over the Union Pacific, 610 was painted in the iconic Ice Mountain Blue paint scheme.
A very very big thanks to CEFX2014 over at Notch 8 for letting me reskin their E60!
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