Russo Loco Wrote:
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> HighCommander Wrote:
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> > Russo Loco Wrote:
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> > > But I am being serious, Bill -
> > >
> > > The painting was not intended to be used as
> > > documentation - it is based on documentation!
> > >
> > > According to the caption under Jeff
> Ellingson's
> > > painting of #3 on page xx of George's book,
> > > 'This painting .... shows the Elkton in its
> original
> > > colors per the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW)
> > > specifications .... which call for for
> painting
> > > the locomotive and tender in "Olive Green &
> > > Aluminum" and applying "Finish F 10".'
> There
> > > is a great deal of additional information in
> the
> > > caption as to the basis for the colors used
> ...
> > >
> > > - Russo (muy) Loco
>
> > Russ,
> > Don't confuse me with facts, my mind is made
> up.
> > Anyway, thanks for your contribution for 20. It
> > may take a little research into the Museum's
> > records on the F&CC, of which there are a lot.
> I
> > will focus on the 20 (Portland) but, I think it
> > will be like Henry Ford said about the Model T,
> > "You can have any color you want as long as it's
> black".
> > Bill
>
> Hi, Again -
>
> My interest in the RGS led me to move to Telluride
> in the early 1970's, and of course I want to see
> RGS #20 running again, painted black, with the RGS
> "Sunset" herald on her tender - my donation is
> proof of that. I was just fantasizing about
> a possible Celebration of the 125th Anniversary of
> the F&CC in 2020, with #20 and #315 backdated a
> little - and temporarily - to stand in for F&CC
> 'Portland' and F&CC 'Elkton', respectively (all
> parties of interest being agreeable thereto, of
> course). IF that happens, you and I will be lucky
> if we're still around to enjoy it!!
>
> As noted in the caption below the painting of F&CC
> 'Elkton' on page xx of George Niederaur's new book
> on D&RGW #315, the artist - Jeff Ellingson - is
> the curator of the D&SN Museum in Durango. Jeff
> takes pride in the accuracy of his reproductions
> of long-vanished scenes, and a good deal of
> research was done prior to his creating the
> painting for George. Several of the sources for
> the documentation on which the painting was based
> are cited in the caption, the reading of which may
> save you a significant amount of time searching
> through the CRRM records.
>
> - Russ
Some of my comments were meant just to rattle your cage. #20 will probably end up with a black boiler jacket and she will have a Sunrise Herald. The best part is that she will operate again and hopefully I will be around to run her up and down our 3+% grades. Natter Natter Natter. Back in the early eighties myself and a couple of other volunteers sandblasted #20's tender. I had my new Olympus ready to shoot the movie paint and the clipper ship. The clipper ship had all but dissapeared and traces of orange and gold paint were all that could be found. Underneath that was bare metal leading us to believe the tender was taken down to bare metal before getting the movie paint. No traces of prior paint was left. ( I think the RGS swapped tenders with one of the other 4-6-0's earlier) You and I were neighbors. From 1968 to 1980 we had a trailer on the west bluff of Trout Lake right next to RGS coach 0252. If I knew then you were that close it would have given new meaning to the old saying "there goes the neighborhood".
"Black is Beautiful, The Checks in the Mail, and I'll Call You in the Morning"
Bill
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2011 09:22PM by HighCommander.
