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Post by atsfan on Oct 3, 2015 17:57:08 GMT -8
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Post by edwardsutorik on Oct 3, 2015 17:59:31 GMT -8
Wow! A sticker.
Now, where was I?
Ed
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2015 18:57:20 GMT -8
That's just embarrassing.
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Post by bdhicks on Oct 3, 2015 19:29:40 GMT -8
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Post by antoniofp45 on Oct 3, 2015 21:02:18 GMT -8
WOW! A big (well...sort of) Seaboard Coast Line herald "sticker"! Look at those vibrant white, black and red ink colors! Wondering if that herald was produced on an ALPS Printer? Sharp looking and bold. Lot of thought, planning and risk had to go into this. Hey.....forget BNSF, UP and NS! No way UP 1996 can even come close to this. This is the show stopper! People at grade crossings are going to gasp.....stare....and point whenever #256 cruises by. Looks like it was budget-busting expensive! I hope CSX's efforts didn't break the bank and totally freak out the bean counters. They're under enough stress as is. Hmmmmm.....oh yeah....got to still give the good ol cheer of support: "Yo....way to go CSX! Just keep up the good work!
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Post by sd80mac on Oct 4, 2015 10:21:39 GMT -8
They aren't meant to be heritage units, they're just doing it for the same reason as UP, so they can keep the copyrights to the old logos. Just didn't feel like dumping as much money into it as UP. Be glad they're doing anything at all!
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Post by routerock on Oct 4, 2015 11:19:21 GMT -8
and why should we be glade over this? it's nothing more then a waste of time just talking about it.
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Post by ambluco on Oct 4, 2015 12:01:55 GMT -8
The news story is also 2 months old.
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Post by antoniofp45 on Oct 4, 2015 12:02:49 GMT -8
Ok....... kidding and sarcasm aside, I understand that CSX's primary goal is to be profitable and efficient (seemingly..in that order). However, considering the number of Heritage-schemed units that we have seen over the past decade from the other railroads.......CSX, in this case, metaphorically looks like the ultra-tightwad millionaire schlep that shows up to a formal, elegant party wearing an old pair of shorts, faded polo shirt, shoes with dry-rotted heels, but sporting a brand new pair of Lugano Diamond sunglasses! Of course, because he's still a business "mover-and-shaker" he doesn't care. The guests present won't tell him how embarrassing he appears and quietly laugh. Quote-SD80mac: "Be glad they're doing anything at all?" - end quote. Nah!  Me personally, if this half-hearted effort is how CSX chooses to recognize its ancestry, I'd rather they not do anything at all. Scene: Robert DeNiro, holding a CSX offical by the face during a marketing and sales dept meeting: "Ay! Yeah, you! If you gonna try somethin.....do it with class, or fug-ged about it! OK?! Don't ever do this again....Capice?!" Then gives him two short, hard smacks on the cheek. (One idea that's likely been shot down is to take CSX unit #7764, the LAST remaining original SCL U36B on the roster, and repaint her back into her factory scheme. That would be one heck of a heritage acknowledgement!)
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Post by edwardsutorik on Oct 4, 2015 12:13:31 GMT -8
The news story is also 2 months old. And yet it feels like fresh news. Don't know how I could have missed it. Ed |
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Post by middledivision on Oct 4, 2015 12:43:24 GMT -8
Now Microscale can make decals of the stickers.
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Post by atsfan on Oct 4, 2015 16:22:09 GMT -8
The news story is also 2 months old. If it is old I just heard about it and the article is new. Just read about it in the recent latest Trains magazine. Me, I will see if I can spot any of these. I wonder if they will show up on heritageunits.com? The diversity in motion units don't, so I doubt it. |
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Post by NS4122 on Oct 4, 2015 16:48:46 GMT -8
Apparently you've never actually looked at Heritageunits.com, because the Diversity In Motion units and the units with heritage emblems are there... Me, I will see if I can spot any of these. I wonder if they will show up on heritageunits.com? The diversity in motion units don't, so I doubt it. |
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Post by ambluco on Oct 4, 2015 17:00:25 GMT -8
Actually, you posted a link and the linked article clearly states August 11, 2015. About 2 months ago. I get you just saw it. But on the internet, 2 months ago is long past dead. The news story is also 2 months old. If it is old I just heard about it and the article is new. Just read about it in the recent latest Trains magazine. Me, I will see if I can spot any of these. I wonder if they will show up on heritageunits.com? The diversity in motion units don't, so I doubt it. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2015 17:21:46 GMT -8
They aren't meant to be heritage units, they're just doing it for the same reason as UP, so they can keep the copyrights to the old logos. Just didn't feel like dumping as much money into it as UP. Be glad they're doing anything at all! You're thinking about trademarks, like logos, designs, or the "thing" itself. Not copyrights. Copyrights are in effect for a fixed period of time and do not need to be defended by use. Trademarks need to be protected by use. Whether or not that's the case here is speculation. Occam's razor says it's just plain ol' marketing- "and why not?" |
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Post by atsfan on Oct 5, 2015 15:07:38 GMT -8
Sure not the same as the NS reprint of the EL unit.
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Post by curtmc on Oct 11, 2015 18:25:19 GMT -8
I am NOT impressed by the so called Chessie heritage unit... www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4312022Compared to what always frugal NS has done, that is an embarrassment to past and current railroaders. I have been a CSX fan since day one and I think whoever came up with that lousy cheapo half-azzed attempt should be given two weeks notice of their release and be forced to wear a dunce cap the entire time... |
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Post by emd16645 on Oct 13, 2015 8:06:35 GMT -8
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Post by dti406 on Oct 13, 2015 9:05:05 GMT -8
I'm surprised it was put on a clean engine! Rick J |
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Me personally, if this half-hearted effort is how CSX chooses to recognize its ancestry, I'd rather they not do anything at all. 
