[RITSlist] Intermountain new releases

Mon Apr 7 00:04:56 CDT 2008

All,

The FP7A's were mostly Maroon with Yellow "Wings" in the later 60's-early 70's. #410 had Maroon with nose pinstripe's and "Block" lettering. But several wore (#406 was one I believe) what was called the "Chicago" Red with Heralds only on the sides from the early 1960's to their late 60's repainting (Same lettering style as the all Maroon with Herald's from the late 1962 through mid 1965 period).

After the 1972 trade in's only #s 403, 406 & 409 were left, and all were Maroon with Yellow wing's and Block lettering. The #409 got the frt car style "Block" lettering (with all road name letter's the same size) sometime after 1972, as I saw this one both ways back in the early 70's.

The Intermountain artwork (and number's shown on their drawing's) with #12 on one booster unit, and I'd guess they will pick #s 10, 12 or 13 for the 2 they do, assuming they do the Red/Yellow/"Speed" Lettering. What should really be of concern (to modeler's, anyway) is that their A unit artwork show's #676, a Red/Yellow commuter unit. Will they also do the #677? And if so, will they take the time to model the HEP radiator's and HEP exhaust's? I'm not too sure about Intermountain taking the time to do this correctly. Maybe one of us here should contact the folk's at Intermountain and ask about this.  

Just my thought's.

Bob Massey   

On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:47:18 -0500, Gerald Berwald wrote
> The ones that appear to be a dark red, must be the "Chicago Red" as Dave Engles calls it, and mentioned the fact that two or three he had listed as "Chicago Red"..  The ones that appear to be almost brown, must then the the weathered maroon. 
> 
> Jerry Berwald
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> At 09:54 PM 4/6/2008, PATRICK CURTIS wrote:
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> Jerry,
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> In viewing these pics, the first one of 420 makes me think it was maroon.  However, the ones for 403 cinfirms that is was red.
>  
> The other pics you listed confirms it was red!
>  
> Ok guys, it's your choice whether or not to go with Intermountain's release.
>  
> Keevan
>  
> In a message dated 4/6/2008 8:21:05 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, jmlaboda2 at yahoo.com writes:
> Yes!!!
>  
> 402
> http://rr-fallenflags.org/ri/ri402ads.jpg
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> 403
> http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=354842
> http://rr-fallenflags.org/ri/ri403abp.jpg
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Folks-
> There were no red FP7A's. They were all maroon with striping or yellow winged noses at the end of their careers with the RI. As far as I can tell, there never were any red units with anything other than "speed lettering", or slanted ROCK ISLAND-type. The last three being used prior to being traded on new power in the 1975-76 era, the 403, 406, and 409 were basically maroon.
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