My CN RS3 Gets Weathered By Chris

Weathering My Canadian National Road Switcher

I purchased this Canadian National RS3 road switcher from my friend, Doug Matheson, last summer.

Bill Scobie custom painted it for Doug.

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 Since purchasing this lovely diesel, I've really enjoyed running it on Fred's IPP&W layout although I felt it looked a tad too clean to have been running on the system for some time...so...

I sent my Canadian National RS3 over to the Lyon Valley Northern paint shops for a role reversal.

No...not a new paint job...

Rather, a cool looking weathering job!

My good buddy, Chris at Lyon Valley Northern (Chris Lyon) used the photo by 

Dave Burroughs at the "railpictures" link below for reference.
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A close-up of the long hood nose.

The short hood.

Roof shot.

I love how the trucks "pop" now that they are weathered.

Some great looking rust along the side panel louvers.

Three-quarter angle of he long hood which will get a bell in due time.

Get a load of the rust on the springs in the trucks.

And the water and dirt stains on the box in underneath.

Roof shot.

Now, I really feel that I'm running a locomotive that has truly experienced life on the high iron for years and years!  Thanks to Chris for an amazing weathering job!

Have a great day everyone!

Mike Hamer - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada