Thanks for sharing the photos Larry!
Although the mixed road consists are interesting, they're kind of befuddling from a marketing standpoint. The head end (and the tail, back in caboose days) were the one place you could "brand" the railroad, or at least the train. I understand some of this is from a efficiency standpoint - a train can be run through without switching power, but from a marketing standpoint it doesn't make sense.
Possibly there is so little competition within a given region nowadays there's less of a need put your brand on the train?
Sorry, off topic...
Matt
Actually, that was common decades ago, as was power pooling on trains that ran on more than one road. I'm not sure how common it is now, considering there are fewer major railroads. Leasing is also there, of course, and has gone up greatly over the past few decades.The mixed colors on locomotive consists have nothing to do with running through without switching power. In fact, I don't think a railroad would do that.
Hey Larry....That's some awesome road power making its way through your railroading haven....Keep those pics comin'....:thumb:
BTW...How far/near do you live to this site..??