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jalbers

September 10, 2008 11:11AM

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My Father worked for the D&RGW for 35 years. I grew up on the railroad and I remember him commenting that you "use what you got". When I purchased RGS 0400 in 1973, the inside was painted silver. I'm sure it's because that what the RGS had. I suppose it was left over from the geese. I'm sure if they had a bucket of pink paint, the caboose would have been pink inside.(hopefully not the geese). The bottom line is that there probably was a "guide" to follow, but these guys "used what they had".

Jerry

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/2008 02:58PM by jalbers.

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SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	Chatzi473	September 08, 2008 03:59PM
Re: SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	Fred Folk	September 08, 2008 04:26PM
Re: SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	AGreene	September 08, 2008 08:26PM
Re: SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	Chatzi473	September 08, 2008 09:36PM
Re: SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	Coyote	September 09, 2008 10:40AM
Re: SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	dougvv	September 09, 2008 01:13PM
Re: SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	Chile John	September 09, 2008 02:04PM
Re: SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	dougvv	September 09, 2008 02:13PM
Re: SILVER anyone (not 489 but 453)	John Bush	September 09, 2008 02:43PM
purple, with daisies	hank	September 10, 2008 10:03AM
Re: purple, with daisies	jalbers	September 10, 2008 11:11AM

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