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Overland Western Lines Paint Schemes
Steam Locomotives
The Overland Western Lines has no steam locomotives, but that didn't stop me from creating some concepts, such as this 2-10-4.
Here is an Overland Western Lines GS4 4-8-4.
Here is an Overland Western Lines Class J 4-8-4.
Diesel Locomotives
This SD45 displays one of the earliest Overland Western Lines paint schemes, as seen in this photo on the club's 1965-1985 layout.
This F7A displays another early Overland Western Lines paint scheme, as seen in this photo on the club's 1985-1991 layout.
When the club was donated an old C-Liner model, this is one of the possible "vintage" paint schemes I came up with.
Another donation included a Krauss-Maffei diesel hydraulic model. With all the portholes, the newest current scheme wouldn't have worked well on it, so I experimented with this scheme.
An SD40-2 with this paint scheme was part of the club's collection.
An FP45 with this paint scheme was part of the club's active roster, as seen in this photo.
A GP38-2 with this paint scheme was also part of the club's roster, as seen in this photo.
A set of F-units and passenger cars were painted in this scheme as the club's 35th Anniversary Special, as seen in this photo. They weren't lettered, so I made that part up.
Working on the idea that the 35th Anniversary Special wore a "heritage" paint scheme, I decided to see what a GP7 would've looked like in it.
Another possibility for the C-Liner was this variation on the 35th Anniversary Special paint scheme.
The newest official scheme is this gray and red scheme, ideally with the OWL herald on the nose. One of the first locomotives in the club's collection to wear this paint scheme was an SD45 like this one.
Here is the same scheme as applied to a GP38-2.
The club had a GP7 in its collection that could use a new paint job. This was the concept.
A club member had an SD24 that he decided to paint for OWL, with this look as the plan.
The club also had an SW1500, though it's lower hood didn't quite fit the standard scheme. This narrower red stripe scheme was a likely possibility.
The club had another FP45 that was unpainted, and ended up being painted in the standard Overland Western Lines scheme, like this.
I had a more flashy concept, but it was rejected.
Here's a DDA40X in the Overland Western Lines scheme. Its a pretty standard effort, though I gave it red sandboxes with the OWL herald.
It would never actually be made, but after doing the FP45, the idea of a Canadian SD40-2F cowl-body intrigued me. This was one of my two ideas.
This was my other idea for the Overland Western Lines SF40-2F, which required a narrower stripe to fit the lettering under the grills.
I wanted to see what a GE U-boat would look like in the Overland Western Lines scheme, so I made up this U36C concept.
Here is a modern Dash 9-44CW in the Overland Western Lines scheme.
This is my concept for an F-unit in the newest Overland Western Lines scheme.
My idea for a BL2 in the newest Overland Western Lines scheme isn't quite standard, but it fits the BL2's unique carbody.
This is my first of three concepts for an Overland Western Lines bicentennial scheme, based on the newest paint scheme.
This is my second concept for an Overland Western Lines bicentennial unit.
This is my third concept for an Overland Western Lines bicentennial unit.
Freight Cars
This is what I thought an Overland Western Lines 40-foot boxcar would look like.
This is my idea of a late 50's 50-foot boxcar.
This is a more modern boxcar.
This is my concept for an open hopper.
This is a concept for group of four ore cars.
The club acquired a large number of undecorated well cars. This is what I thought they would look like when completed.
Here is an Airslide, showing what I thought a covered hopper scheme would look like.
Cabooses
At one time the club had a caboose that looked something like this.
A caboose with this paint scheme, matching the SD40-2 picture higher on the page, was part of the club's roster.
This was the newest standard caboose paint scheme, as seen in this photo.
Passenger Cars
This was the basic paint scheme for the passenger cars that made up the 35th Anniversary Special.
I created this concept of what passenger cars would look like if painted to match the new standard paint scheme.
Maintenance of Way Equipment
There was a 250-ton crane like this one on the club layout, so I considered what it might look like as Overland Western Lines equipment.
Though the club didn't have one, a Russell plow was a future possibility.
This tank car isn't the most exciting idea, but here it is anyway.
Structures
Here is a depot in the Overland Western Lines standard structure paint scheme.
OWL-WC Merger
The Society of Model Engineers' layout was based on a real rail line through Waukesha, Wisconsin that was operated in real life by the Wisconsin Central. I theorized that the OWL and WC had merged, an idea I liked more after the Canadian National absorbed the WC in real life. One of my first OWL concepts was a merger scheme, with the WC paint scheme and OWL lettering, as shown on this SD45. The idea never really caught on though.
This merger scheme could also apply to freight cars, such as this modern boxcar with the heralds of both roads applied.
Of course, WC style cabooses would've also worn the merger scheme.
Also See:
Fantasy Railroad Paint Schemes Fictional Railroad Paint Schemes Longview, Kelso & Rainier Paint Schemes Logan & San Miguel Paint Schemes
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