drum118
Superstar
Way better colours than what ML is giving us
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RU479
Active Member
I don’t know. While I’m not a huge fan of the ML Two Tone scheme, I have to say GO Trains in any colour other than a shade of green feels more odd.
drum118
Superstar
Because that what you seen most of your life
I seen the Bi-levels in different colours first hand and they look better than the green, especially the new ones.
lenaitch
Senior Member
Computer generated?
I always felt the original green looked washed out (or maybe it just faded and I got used to it). I don't mind the reds, but some colours can obviously be problematic with their ties to political parties.
RU479
Active Member
One thing I like about the new two tone livery is that it retains the design of the middle white stripe along green that the old highway green livery had, it allows the two schemes to mesh well.
This is not like Metrolink in LA, who's old and new schemes do not incorporate a design that meshes well with each other
This is not like Metrolink in LA, who's old and new schemes do not incorporate a design that meshes well with each other
RU479
Active Member
It's approaching a year since the tender for GO to acquire 13 diesel locomotives closed and yet there hasn't seemed to be any news regarding them. Considering GO is looking to have 8 of these locomotives delivered by 2024, I am kind of surprised there hasn't been much said about them since the tender closed.
https://www.metrolinx.merx.com/public/solicitations/2186649847/abstract for reference
https://www.metrolinx.merx.com/public/solicitations/2186649847/abstract for reference
Sunnyside
Senior Member
I think you could incorporate at least some colours based on the line the train operates on. That red looks great, but I wouldn’t want to use it exclusively over green. Keeping green on all trains and then a certain part/stripe that becomes the colour of the line would be fairly visually interesting. Not sure if it’d be too cluttered though.
KevinT
Active Member
That would really constrain the service, because locomotives and rolling stock couldn't be redeployed between lines as breakdowns and maintenance required. Maybe just a coloured placard on each coach that's easily changed? Still, what does that cost to implement versus the value it adds? Probably not the best use of funds...
Sunnyside
Senior Member
For sure. My assumption here is based on what drum was saying/showing, ie that we’d be better going with fully unique colours for trainsets. Practically speaking this would be useless; maybe just a distinction between electric (golden-yellow stripe) and diesel services would do.
smallspy
Senior Member
Even that would be problematic, considering that for the first little while all they plan to do is buy electric locos to use with the current roster of cars.
Dan
RU479
Active Member
So then would they move towards EMUs afterwards?
RU479
Active Member
2 GO Transit cars waiting for refurbishment at Thunder Bay, one (decommisioned) cab car and one regular car. (not my pic)
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KevinT
Active Member
Lol, and a new (or refurbished flood) TTC Flexity on the back of that train!
RU479
Active Member
I have been told the cab car in the photo is 249.
Afaik that car was delivered to Thunder Bay in late 2021, and yet it seems as though they have done zero work on it. Meanwhile other cars that arrived later seemed to have been stripped down already (247 and 248).
RU479
Active Member
647 has now been moved outside to the east end of Willowbrook.
Guessing they are planning to put it into service soon after it's maintenace period.
Guessing they are planning to put it into service soon after it's maintenace period.