@laming posted:FM's are cool.
Oddly, I did not include them on my "Kansas City & Gulf" paper roster when I developed the roster back in the early-mid 1990s. This in spite of FM's of some sort being on 3 of my "Foundational Four" railroads I used to guide my decisions about my fictional KC&G. (i.e. "Foundational Four" = Frisco, Mop, Rock Island, KCS.)
FM's on my "Foundational Four" breaks down as follows:
* The Frisco had a small amount of FM switchers.
* The Rock Island had a few FM 4 axle road switchers.
* The KCS had two FM 4 axle road switchers.
I will say, though, the Frisco's were quite good looking in the black w/yellow strip schemes.
Frisco's "Full Stripe" scheme:
Or the Frisco's "Simplified" scheme:
However, the Orange and White scheme? Well, you be the judge:
Andre
KCS had 6 Erie Builts , also ... an ABBA 8000hp set , initially ... then 2 more A units to build 2 ABA sets .... the 8000hp set had a problem of breaking couplers , mid train ... they needed better twist tues ti keep couplers closed , i guess 🤣
A few Frisco FM ads in my collection ...
my mth Frisco H10-44 ,
and a RI FM ad ....
The RI did test Train Master Demonstrators , fall of 53 ... an interesting what-if !
I do think the simplified Frisco is the sharpest of the 3 ...
