Re: Green boiler jacets...again

Donald Foster Wrote:
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> I was skimming through my copy of "Narrow Gauge
> Pictorial vol. 1" this morning and came across
> something that will add more fuel to the fire of
> the "dreaded green boiler jacket controversy". On
> page 144, there is a very clear photo of the #482
> taken in the Durango yards on July 3, 1933. The
> boiler jacket and air compressor are definitly
> painted a color which is truly lighter than the
> rest of the locomotive. What are your thoughts?
>
> Regards,
> Donald Foster
>
> P.S. My sincere apology for bringing up the "G"
> word again.

This has been going on for more than 40 years and in all that time no one has been able to come up with a color photo showing green boilers other than the two on Rocky Mtn RR Club trips. The D&RGW used several different kinds of black paint on different parts of the locomotives. Some of this paint had a gloss sheen and some was flat.

This is probably never going to be resolved as those who want green boilers keep seeing green in B&W photos, yet there is no documentation or color photos to prove it conclusively.

Jerry Day