Re: K-36 With Green Boiler Jacket

GMillerDRG Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> It is a well known fact that the inside of the
> cabs on D&RGW locomotives were painted green, it
> sure looks like the green color of the open cab
> door matches the color of the boiler jacket panel
> right behind and beside it much closer than the
> black on the side of the cab does. Good picture
> since the locomotive looks to have been freshly
> shopped and cleaned. Interesting if it is green
> with the flying grande on the tender.
> [attachment 44330
> 7E9AE41A-D5CB-413D-B8CB-ED7E86E3DEC8.jpeg]
> -George


The only documented K-36 to have a green boiler was 489 in 1950 and it was applied because the RMRRC requested a green boiler to enhance their photos. I'm not going to debate this topic to death as it has been done repeatedly over the years, but I will add these comments and pics. That boiler in the pic is black. See the attached photos of 489 with a green boiler taken by Dick Kindig and the Richard B Jackson photos of 492 and 499 showing that the paint used on the boiler jacket was not the same as what was used on domes and appeared to be a lighter color with more sheen. But, they are black.




William
aka drgwk37