To the average tourist anything looks better than worn-out green. I wonder what they would have said if the choice was Grande Gold(Yellow) Versus the Red? Red is a power color, so folks like it.
We had a red van, and I own a burgandy vehicle now, but its a Merlot Red, not a bright garrish red.
Red looks better than black too, but we don't have red tires on our cars do we. I guess its not that I don't like red, its just that it doesn't seem appropriate for a historic railroad.
Now if we lose the historic factor it then becomes a mute point. Any color is fine!
GS