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Great Northern Painting Diagrams

 

Empire Builder Paint Scheme
TYPE LETTERING SOURCE ISSUE PAGE SCALE REMARKS
Alco FA1 Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #17: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  

Alco RS1

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #30: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale  

Alco RS2

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #30: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale  

Alco RS3

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #30: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale  
Alco S2 Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #30: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 3 Not to scale  
BLW VO1000 Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #21: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 3 Not to scale  
EMD E7A Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #21: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale

1947 Paint scheme 

EMD FTA Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #17: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale  
EMD FTB Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #17: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 3 Not to scale  

EMD F3A

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #34: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale

Includes note on painting skirts, fuel tanks and  trucks aluminum for passenger loco's.

EMD F3B

 

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #34: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 3 Not to scale  

EMD F7A

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #34: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale

Includes note on painting skirts, fuel tanks and  trucks aluminum for passenger loco's.

EMD F7B

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #34: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 3 Not to scale  

EMD GP7

 

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #34: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  

EMD GP9

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #34: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  

EMD NW2

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #38: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale Diagram notes no engine numbers; only 'Used on 1000 hp switchers'

EMD NW2

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #30: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  
EMD NW3 Railroad Roman GNRHS Reference sheet #21: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 1 Not to scale  
EMD NW5 Railroad Roman GNRHS Reference sheet #21: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale  

EMD SD7

 

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #34: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 1 Not to scale  

EMD SD9

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #34: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 1 Not to scale  
EMD SW1 Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #30: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 1 Not to scale  

EMD SW7

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #30: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  

EMD SW8

 

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #38: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 3 Not to scale  

EMD SW9

Empire Builder GNRHS Reference sheet #38: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 3 Not to scale  
GNRHS: Great Northern Railway Historical Society

Copyright © 2005 Ben Ringnalda

 

Simplified Empire Builder Paint Scheme
Type Source Issue Page Scale Remarks
None known to have been published

Copyright © 2005 Ben Ringnalda

 

Big Sky Blue Paint Scheme
Type Source Issue Page Scale Remarks
All Cab type A-units GNRHS Reference sheet #71: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 1 Not to scale  

EMD GP7

 

GNRHS Reference sheet #71: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  

EMD GP9

 

GNRHS Reference sheet #71: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  

EMD GP9m

 

GNRHS Reference sheet #71: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  

EMD GP20

GNRHS Reference sheet #71: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 4 Not to scale  
EMD SD45 GNRHS Reference sheet #71: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 3 Not to scale  
GE U25B GNRHS Reference sheet #71: Great Northern Diesel Painting Diagrams 2 Not to scale  
GNRHS: Great Northern Railway Historical Society

Copyright © 2005 Ben Ringnalda