Railpictures.ca - A.W. Mooney Photo: The daily N&W train from Windsor to Fort Erie this day sports a couple of C-30-7s, but the unusual feature here is the second unit, NW 8080 in maroon paint. As far as I can recall there were very few of these, perhaps only a couple, I think 8079 was the other. Anyone with information? And why this deviation from the almighty Black?? A great catch, and made this days’ meandering down to Fort Erie a memorial one. One can just see the QEW overpass in the far right background. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

The daily N&W train from Windsor to Fort Erie this day sports a couple of C-30-7s, but the unusual feature here is the second unit, NW 8080 in maroon paint. As far as I can recall there were very few of these, perhaps only a couple, I think 8079 was the other. Anyone with information? And why this deviation from the almighty Black?? A great catch, and made this days' meandering down to Fort Erie a memorial one. One can just see the QEW overpass in the far right background.

Caption: The daily N&W train from Windsor to Fort Erie this day sports a couple of C-30-7s, but the unusual feature here is the second unit, NW 8080 in maroon paint. As far as I can recall there were very few of these, perhaps only a couple, I think 8079 was the other. Anyone with information? And why this deviation from the almighty Black?? A great catch, and made this days' meandering down to Fort Erie a memorial one. One can just see the QEW overpass in the far right background.

Photographer:	A.W. Mooney [2189] (more) (contact)
Date:	05/01/1987 (search)
Railway:	Norfolk and Western (search)
Reporting Marks:	N&W 8027 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	CN Stamford Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Fort Erie (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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5 Comments

Marcus Stevens

January 5, 2014 at 9:38 pm

Great shot! Very hard to find many NW shots around here. I have seen a few NW units in this paint but don’t know why, it was a nice change from black though.
rsmith

January 6, 2014 at 1:10 pm

The maroon paint was a trial/proposed paint scheme that didn’t catch on.
BradKetchen

December 26, 2015 at 8:54 am

Weren’t there Geeps in blue as well?
awmooney

December 26, 2015 at 9:06 am

Yes!! There were a few dark blue Geeps in and out of Fort Erie back then; notes not handy but I think they were 3400 series. I remember one paint distinctly; had Norfolk & Western on the sides in a yellow block-ish style, unlike the usual. Have some photos around here somewhere………..
mercer

December 29, 2016 at 12:02 pm

There were 4 or 5 maroon C30′s, 8010 and 8077-8080. It was a throwback to their early diesels, which were delivered in this colour. The blue came later after the WAB + NKP merger

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