Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Thank You, Clovis -
>
> Our glass is at least 3/4 full - maybe 7/8 full -
> and some people still just don't get it.
> Without the NON-railfans - who buy 95% of
> the tickets on the C&TS - ALL of the
> locomotives, both of the Rotaries, the Jordan
> Spreader, caboose 0503, and a host of
> other C&TS equipment would be in the same shape as
> the K-37's in Antonito: still in
> AUTHENTIC Rio Grande paint schemes - and returning
> to the earth from whence they
> came one flake of rust at a time ...
>
> Authentic Historic Preservation attracts visitors,
> but name recognition - SO THAT THESE VISITORS CAN
> FIND US - is equally necessary. IMHO, an
> occasional "circus train" - such as painting #489
> and especially "#483" in odd but roughly
> historical colors last summer - just might help
> prevent #484's current appearance morphing into
> #492's current appearance a couple of years from
> now.
>
> - Russ
>
> p.s. Let us pray that Hollywood never, ever again
> tries to film a movie on the C&TS: God Only Knows
> what Horrid, Circus-y colors they might want to
> paint the passenger cars, or - heaven forbid - one
> of the locomotives!
Hey Guys,
Can we please paint all the engines red to match the coaches. We wouldn't want folks to think our engines are not color coordinated and politically correct enshrinements of the tourist industry would we!!!??
Then we would have to paint the Rotary RED also so that no tourists are confused. Man, I bet I could sell a really nice video to the tourists "The RED STEAM TRAIN of Chama" The red Rotary would stand out really nicely in the snow also. Instead of worrying about lettering, how about some Nike Swooshes on the side. We need all the money we can get. Yes, thats it.... advertising, on the rotary, the tender and the water car. McDonalds Arches would make a nice yellow and red logo on the OY Tender. Maybe they can make up little OY replicas for inside Happy Meals too, and do some cross-marketing with the Rotary Special on the C&TS...or the new name "McDonaldland Express". Maybe McDonalds could give THOMAS a run for the money!!! Okay, then put Ronald Faces on the front of the engines...that would work. Just don't cover the rotary blade, cause it might make Hamburger of it!!! Yippeee. Don't try this at home kids!!!!
Oh we need a song for the Newly Painted Rotary special too!!!
Red Rotary, Red Rotary, we love your bright paint
Red Rotary, Red Rotary, in love with you we aint
Red Rotary, Red Rotary, you still make black smoke
Red Rotary, Red Rotary, blade churning till you choke
Chorus
oh, Oh, Oh, Oh REEEEDDDDDD ROOOOOOTTTTTAAAAAARRYYYY
The End, or is it just the beginning!!!
Man its a long way off to April fools day when the Rotary is gonna go RED!!!!
Okay whose paying for this paint job???
