Re: TSRR's Colors: Bad News, Good News and ... News
| June 07, 2012 07:11PM |
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Tomstp Wrote:
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> When the TSR was formed by the Texas Parks
> Dept, one of their big shots declared that all steam
> engines must be a different color. He wanted them
> as colorful as possible. For instance former SP
> #2244 4-6-0, now owned by the city of Grapevine
> Tx, was painted a powder blue. It was ugly as sin.
>
> The 2-8-2 was black, the Santa Fe pacific was
> green and the GI 2-8-0 is red, the 4-6-0 #201
> has a rendition of T&P's light russia color boiler
> (a gray green). The pacific and the ten wheeler
> are tastefully done.
Samart Wrote:
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> I really hope that we don't see Earl leave
> the great state of Colorado. I know that I
> enjoy seeing a familiar face every time we
> stop at the SL&RG.
>
> I wish IP the best of luck in this new venture!!
>
> Hopefully IP will paint the others black and
> graphite with red roofs.
The Bad News
- per a p.m. from Earl - is that he IS leaving Colorado in just a couple of weeks to take over management of the TSRR and its associated museum.
The Good News
- per the same p.m - is that Earl hopes to re-paint the TSRR & Museum lokeys using color schemes, lettering and logos appropriate to their best-known ownership.*
The Questionable News
- Earl has instigated another logo-design project by the notorious Green Monster - Russo (muy) Loco himself. Stay tuned (or tooned) for the latest developments ... **
- Russo
* Like D&RGW #315, for example. IIRC, she started life as (green?) F&CC #4, but is much better known for her years in Durango wearing the classic D&RGW lettering and logo as in her present beautiful condition.
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Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2012 08:39AM by Russo Loco.
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> When the TSR was formed by the Texas Parks
> Dept, one of their big shots declared that all steam
> engines must be a different color. He wanted them
> as colorful as possible. For instance former SP
> #2244 4-6-0, now owned by the city of Grapevine
> Tx, was painted a powder blue. It was ugly as sin.
>
> The 2-8-2 was black, the Santa Fe pacific was
> green and the GI 2-8-0 is red, the 4-6-0 #201
> has a rendition of T&P's light russia color boiler
> (a gray green). The pacific and the ten wheeler
> are tastefully done.
Samart Wrote:
========================================
> I really hope that we don't see Earl leave
> the great state of Colorado. I know that I
> enjoy seeing a familiar face every time we
> stop at the SL&RG.
>
> I wish IP the best of luck in this new venture!!
>
> Hopefully IP will paint the others black and
> graphite with red roofs.
The Bad News
- per a p.m. from Earl - is that he IS leaving Colorado in just a couple of weeks to take over management of the TSRR and its associated museum.The Good News
- per the same p.m - is that Earl hopes to re-paint the TSRR & Museum lokeys using color schemes, lettering and logos appropriate to their best-known ownership.*The Questionable News
- Earl has instigated another logo-design project by the notorious Green Monster - Russo (muy) Loco himself. Stay tuned (or tooned) for the latest developments ... **- Russo
* Like D&RGW #315, for example. IIRC, she started life as (green?) F&CC #4, but is much better known for her years in Durango wearing the classic D&RGW lettering and logo as in her present beautiful condition.
** Radio KTXS - 1650 on your dial. But for our regular listeners, such a deal!! ... only 1395!!
Bad reception in your area? See [ngdiscussion.net] ...
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2012 08:39AM by Russo Loco.
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