Re: Wow!! Talk about pulling a rabbit out of a painting can

David found this info on this sit years ago and it backs up other things I have come across at other times my drawback is I think I most of books on the D&RGW/RGS are in my library and when looking at photos of the great photographers of the past there is very defiantly lighter colours on the boilers. In Beebe and Clegg’s; Rio Grande Mainline of the Rockies there is a photo taken by Everett De Golyer of 3410 and there is a much lighter colour on the boiler and on the next page there is a photo taken by R.H.Kingg of 3404/3410 and there is a lighter colour of the boilers these are on pages 294/295.
Back in 77 “read that as 1977 not 1877” I did the NMAR Rocky Rails convection in Denver with my free time found a bus route that went past Burnham yard so off we go. Standing around were I am not to be was meant by a yard officer we got talking and popped the question about green boilers. He didn’t know but there was an old timer that could help. Into the shop we and meant this gentleman that know all about green boilers he said there were green than something to do with not keeping them clean. Now I don’t remember his name and this is where I really dropped the ball didn’t ask for any info to back this. Think I was still shell shocked about been in Burnham shops. Now guess I will be drummed out of the core.
Now I am not trying to cause disturbance in the force but I am more sold on green boiler in the 1930s there is just too much out there to say otherwise.
Bill.
From up north