Re: Lettering Dementions - Two Slanted Questions ...

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Hi, all -
>
> In light of the recent sighting of #487 with
> incorrect (for the era being portrayed) non-
> erroneous forward-slanting Rio Grande lettering on
> her tender (see ngdiscussion), can
> any of you answer the following questions:
> 1) WHEN was the incorrect fireman's side logo
> first applied to the engineer's side of #487's
> tender? (Ditto 497.)
> 2) Was this just carelessness on the part of a
> shop crew, or had the correct engineer's side
> stencil been lost?*
> 3) At which shop (Salida or Alamosa) did this
> first occur?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
>
> - El Curmudgeono Tildado de la Costa del Oro
>
> * Or 'borrowed' by a foamer as a souvenir?


From what I've been told it was lost. I don't know what year it was but if I have time I'll look through some of my materials and hopefully dig it out. It was Alamoasa where this occurred.

William
aka drgwk37



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/01/2011 12:02PM by drgwk37.