"It isn't easy being green." - #488
| December 13, 2007 08:09PM |
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Since the heated discussion invoked by my fanciful "Christmas Wish" of seeing a favorite K-36 restored and, along with sister #484, painted up just a little to recall her (possible) younger days has now expanded into two separate threads*, I figured I'd start a third one so the following graphic description doesn't get lost in the shuffle. I just hope a picture IS worth a thousand words!
The photo below is from Scott Turner, copyright 2004, and has been used with his prior permission; my initial crude butchering of the photo to show a green jacket & cylinder cover has been replaced with a (hopefully) improved version.
The green may be just a tad too light, the large cab and tender lettering doesn't fit the era of possible green boiler jackets (see [ngdiscussion.net]), and some say the tender logo should be white and red OR white and blue - NOT both - but IMHO I really don't think this looks like a circus train by any stretch of the imagination.
- Russ
p.s. Those who are my age and have had kids, or those who are about my daughter's age, will recognize the quote in the subject line as having been stolen from Kermit-the-Frog ...
* See "Two Grants - #483, #492 & #497" and "Preservation vs Restoration". Perhaps the latter should have been "Preservation vs Operation" since these two are, to some extent, mutually exclusive.
Edited 9 time(s). Last edit at 12/15/2007 02:43PM by Russo Loco.
The photo below is from Scott Turner, copyright 2004, and has been used with his prior permission; my initial crude butchering of the photo to show a green jacket & cylinder cover has been replaced with a (hopefully) improved version.
The green may be just a tad too light, the large cab and tender lettering doesn't fit the era of possible green boiler jackets (see [ngdiscussion.net]), and some say the tender logo should be white and red OR white and blue - NOT both - but IMHO I really don't think this looks like a circus train by any stretch of the imagination.
- Russ
p.s. Those who are my age and have had kids, or those who are about my daughter's age, will recognize the quote in the subject line as having been stolen from Kermit-the-Frog ...
* See "Two Grants - #483, #492 & #497" and "Preservation vs Restoration". Perhaps the latter should have been "Preservation vs Operation" since these two are, to some extent, mutually exclusive.
Edited 9 time(s). Last edit at 12/15/2007 02:43PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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