Falstaff From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 5671 posts, RR: 29 Posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 4249 times:
I recently saw a railroad box car painted in Pan Am colors/letters. It was clean and bright so it must have been painted fairly recently. I saw it at a crossing in Gary, Indiana, but it could be anywhere by now. Has anyone else seen this? Why is a railroad car painted in Pan Am? I usually pay attention to trains and I have never seen another car painted like this. I wish I could have taken a photo, but I didn't have a camera ready;I was not expecting to see anything neat.
USPIT10L From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 3265 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 4223 times:
Quoting Falstaff (Thread starter): I recently saw a railroad box car painted in Pan Am colors/letters. It was clean and bright so it must have been painted fairly recently. I saw it at a crossing in Gary, Indiana, but it could be anywhere by now. Has anyone else seen this? Why is a railroad car painted in Pan Am? I usually pay attention to trains and I have never seen another car painted like this. I wish I could have taken a photo, but I didn't have a camera ready;I was not expecting to see anything neat.
Pan Am III, aka Boston-Maine Airways, is owned by Guilford Transportation, a railroad company.
Flaps From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 1115 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 4022 times:
I'll keep my eye out for it and will post a pic if it comes my way.
Isitsafenow From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4984 posts, RR: 26 Reply 3, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 3961 times:
There has to be more than one. I saw one on a Union Pacific freight heading south though Paola Kansas the Saturday before Memorial day,2006.
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Haveric From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1247 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3917 times:
I saw one go through Alexandria, VA towards Washington DC
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5929 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3917 times:
I thought someone recently posted a picture of this boxcar on it's side after a rather nasty derailment...
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Teixeim From United States of America, joined May 2005, 131 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3878 times:
I've seen a few of these cars come through Richmond, Virginia, recently on the CSX system headed south. Not sure what commodity is being carried.
Litz From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1745 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 3715 times:
They're actually painting as many as 3-5 boxcars daily at the Guilford Rail System yard in Waterville, Maine.
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5929 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 3685 times:
Quoting Litz (Reply 7): Rumors on the railroad forums are that locomotives may follow in the same blue paint scheme w/white PAN AM logo.
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I'll bet Juan Trippe is spinnin' in his grave about now...
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Thomasphoto60 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3723 posts, RR: 25 Reply 9, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 3672 times:
Such an abomination and insult to a once great carrier. For shame Guilford, I hope that the ghost of Juan Trippe provides the Guilford board of directors with many sleepless nights.
SBNair3022 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 110 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3633 times:
why would a railroad want the Pan Am name?? Its known as a great airline......back in the day when it was Pan Am I......they just need to let it go.
DeltaFFinDFW From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 1383 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 3577 times:
Guilford has been renamed PanAm Railways. Look at their website.
COSPN From Northern Mariana Islands, joined Oct 2001, 1473 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 3572 times:
The Idea is to Run the NAFTA line: South and Central America, to USA and Canada
Falstaff From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 5671 posts, RR: 29 Reply 14, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 3572 times:
ChrisNH From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 3804 posts, RR: 2 Reply 15, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 3539 times:
On one hand, I am angered by this use of a once-proud logo and symbol. On the other hand, the sellers had the responsibility to stipulate the boundaries of fair use for those assets. The sellers saw dollar signs, and were blinded by them. Yes, boo on Guilford. But an equal 'boo' to the sellers. Look up 'shysters' in the dictionary and you'll see 'Guilford.' Those guys have a horrible reputation, over the rails or through the air. The sellers should have realized that the logo and tradename were potentially going to be bastardized by Guilford. It's not as though they were the best-of-breed going into that deal.
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