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TRAINMASTER
BY WERNER MEER US-RAILROAD-SHOP KILCHBERG |
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| 49 Years Trainmaster - the source for American Model Railroading (1977 - 2026) |
added / updated: July 21, 2026

| 250 Years USA (1776 - 2026) |
| On July 4, 2026 the USA will celebrate their 250th Anniversary. |
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Therefore, many railroad companies are decorating some
diesel locomotives with a special paint scheme. For this once in a lifetime event, we are listing these spectacular locomotives sorted by road on different photo pages. |
| More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by Union Pacific - click here |
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| photos copyright Union Pacific Railroad |
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| photo copyright by James Hickey and Union Pacific Railroad |
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More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
BNSF - click here New July 9, 2026: (BNSF made 3 different Diesels: # 250, # 1776, # 2026) |
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| photo copyright by BNSF |
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More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
CSX - click here New July 17, 2026: (CSX made 2 different Diesels: # 250 and # 2026) |
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| photos copyright by CSX Transportation, Inc. |
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More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
NS - click here New May 20, 2026: (NS will do 6 different Diesels) |
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| photos/renderings copyright by Norfolk Southern Corp. |
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New July 17, 2026: More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
different Railroads -
click here (There are several photos of each railroad/locomotive on this page) - below is only an overview !! just click above |
| New June 2, 2026: Grand Canyon Railway F40PH |
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| photo copyright by Grand Canyon Railway |
| New June 4, 2026: MBTA #1776 GP40MC-3 - THE SPIRIT OF MASSACHUSETTS |
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| photo copyright by Kevin Burkholder - SWP - Steel Wheels Photography |
| New June 6, 2026: CPKC #776 ET44AC (KCSHS Convention at DeQuincy, LA) |
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| photo copyright by Zach Griffin |
| New July 21, 2026: CN 1776 Screaming Eagle leaving Homewood, IL |
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| photo copyright by Winston Winkelmann |
| New June 24, 2026: METRA 250th Locomotive |
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| photo copyright by J.B. Rail Photog |
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| photo copyright by METRA |
| New June 16, 2026: The FEC joined the 250 party! |
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| photo copyright by Craig Hensley Photography |
| New July 8, 2026: A roster shot of GSR SD70MAC No. 1776 |
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| photo copyright by Quinton French |
| New July 17, 2026: Vermont Rail System and GATX present their 250th Loco No. 1776 |
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| photo copyright by Kevin Burkholder - SWR - Steel Wheels Photography |
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| New May 18, 2026: AITX Covered Hopper |
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| photo copyright by AITX |
| New July 8, 2026: Bonus Photos - just fantasy, not real but looks cool by Amtrax - click here |
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| This is an example of a possible paint scheme for UP's DDA40X. There are 42 different listet diesels - take a look. |
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More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
"The
Diesel Shop": https://www.thedieselshop.us/250th-a.HTML |
| Walthers is presenting their 250th Anniversary Locomotives and Cars in HO Scale - click here |
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| New July 12, 2026: HO Sacle: 250th Anniversary Locomotive BGRail C44-9WL (Black Granite) click here |
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| photo coyright by Black Granite/BGRail Railoads Models |
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More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
Union
Pacific - click here (We do not know if these will be coming in HO Scale one day?) |
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More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
BNSF - click here New June 6, 2026: (BNSF made 3 different Diesels: # 250, # 1776, # 2026) |
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More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
"The
Diesel Shop": https://www.thedieselshop.us/250th-a.HTML |
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More America 250 Years Diesel Locos by
different Railroads -
click here New June 2, 2026: Grand Canyon Railway F40PH |
Copyright - Trainmaster by Werner Meer - 2026