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

davidtltc Wrote:
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> Well you understand that about as good as anyone
> here, keeping a Locomotive boiler jacket clean
> isn't an easy task. I remember a great argument
> that the standard gauge diesel Locomotive purest
> we're fighting over on the Rio Grande FT Units
> which were delivered in, at the time no one had a
> color photo of it, and the debate really
> escalated. Until a color slide surfaced showing
> that some of the the earliest order were delivered
> in a Gold Metallic color while the later release
> were delivered in an Aspen Yellow. Its always safe
> to say anything is possible.

That the K-36's were delivered painted black is a matter of record confirmed the builder's specifications. The specs are available for free on the internet. The arguments for green come later, during overhauls.