Following is an article copied from Eastern Railroad News web site.
NS Sending Some Heritage Units Back to the Booth…
NORFOLK, VA – MAY 29, 2012 – Norfolk Southern is making every effort to reproduce accurate depictions of the roads they are representing in their 20-unit heritage paint schemes, so much so that some are going back for changes!
Last week, NS sent the Nickel Plate heritage unit, 8100 into the paint booth at Chattanooga for some correction and new application of cab-side numbers, bringing it even closer to true to historical proportions. NS has worked closely with the historical groups that are related to each of the predecessor schemes that are being represented and have received some guidance on changes that would please the detailed observer.
Click to deleteAdditional units are being lined up for changes prior to the July heritage gathering in Spencer, North Carolina, including the Lehigh Valley and Conrail units. The Lehigh Valley ES44AC, 8104, is heading back to Altoona, PA to receive the proper white and black nose stripes as well as the orange handrails that made the LV Cornell red units unique. Also there are reports that the Conrail Heritage ES44AC 8098 is supposed to get the proper cab numbering and a larger CONRAIL name applied to the nose of the unit. It was unclear whether the NS 8098 would have that work done at Chattanooga or Altoona.
The move was lauded by the historical groups for the extreme attention to detail and for making the efforts to ‘make them right’.