D&RGW #268 1949 Chicago Railroad Fair paint scheme
| December 10, 2021 09:02AM |
In 1949, D&RGW #268 was painted "Grande Gold" for the Chicago Railroad Fair (the beginning of the so-called Bumblebee scheme). It had the name "Montezuma" on the cab, with the fictional "C.C.&T.C.R.R." initials on the tender, along with an illustration of something below the double stripes. The paint remained after it returned to Colorado. Robert W. Richardson photographed it on a Santa Claus train in Salida in December 1951.
Question: Does anyone know if there is a close-up photo of the illustration on the tender? Thanks!
Question: Does anyone know if there is a close-up photo of the illustration on the tender? Thanks!
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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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