#493 in [Moffat] Green . . .

James Wrote (on another thread):
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> Didn't the D&S itself announce that the 493
> will be painted green to highlight its new role?
> I seem to recollect such a comment being part
> of the release relating to its oil conversion, al-
> though I could be mistaken.

BrainJ Replied:
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> I think I remember reading this as well James,
> but I can't tell you where I found it. I just hope if
> the 493 does go green it is the 'standard' green
> like 489 got and not something brighter. It makes
> sense from the stand point so that the 'public'
> can tell the oil burner apart from the others.


Not to worry, Brian -

SFAIK, Jeff Ellingson – Curator of the D&S Museum – is still in charge of the railroad's paint shop as well, so it's pretty likely that IF #493 does get a green jacket it will be the exact same modern version of D&RGW Dark Olive Boiler Jacket Green (aka 'Moffat' Green) that he applied to four of the D&S passenger cars back in 2007 or 2008 and that he used when he painted #489 for her 'Springtime in the Rockies' excursion on the C&TS in May of 2010.  See [ngdiscussion.net] et seq for further information.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2018 10:07PM by Russo Loco.