What if in 1946, SP had painted a few Mt-4s to match the two-tone grey cars that were used on many of their other passenger trains? We thought these engines would have looked pretty sharp that scheme and hope that you agree. The SP began building their Mt-4 class 4-8-2 Mountainâs in 1926. As delivered, they came with green boilers, but by the mid-1930âs they were painted the standard black scheme with Southern Pacific Lines lettering on the tenders. In 1939 SP began adding the Skyline casing on top of the boilers of the Mt-4âs in order to give them a more streamlined appearance. In 1946, five of the Mt-4s received the Daylight red and orange paint scheme for service on the San Joaquin Daylight. SP 4361 was the first one painted in May 1946; it was the only one that received Southern Pacific Lines lettering. In June 1946, SP dropped the word Lines from the name on their equipment and started using larger letters spelling out Southern Pacific on the tenders of the Mt-4âs and other engines too.
What if in 1946, SP had painted a few Mt-4s to match the two-tone grey cars that were used on many of their other passenger trains? We thought these engines would have looked pretty sharp that scheme and hope that you agree. The SP began building their Mt-4 class 4-8-2 Mountainâs in 1926. As delivered, they came with green boilers, but by the mid-1930âs they were painted the standard black scheme with Southern Pacific Lines lettering on the tenders. In 1939 SP began adding the Skyline casing on top of the boilers of the Mt-4âs in order to give them a more streamlined appearance. In 1946, five of the Mt-4s received the Daylight red and orange paint scheme for service on the San Joaquin Daylight. SP 4361 was the first one painted in May 1946; it was the only one that received Southern Pacific Lines lettering. In June 1946, SP dropped the word Lines from the name on their equipment and started using larger letters spelling out Southern Pacific on the tenders of the Mt-4âs and other engines too.