D&RGW Russian Black boilers
| September 11, 2014 10:23AM |
rod Wrote:
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> Since things have been a lttle slow lately on the
> board I thought I would post a link to a good
> compilation /reference discussion on one of the
> favorite topics on this board i.e. D&RGW green
> boilered locomotives. I had not seen this
> referenced previously so perhaps it is new
> information for others as well and since many of
> the current and foamer NGDF posters are quoted it
> has to be true?
>
> D&RGW green boilers
From the link above:
"Jerry Day has shared a letter dated January 23, 1926 to all roundhouse foreman under the jurisdiction of the Alamosa Division, which includes a line entry for "Russian Black Jacket Enamel for jackets." Much discussion has taken place as to exactly what color "Russia Black Jacket Enamel" really is. Some say it literally is black. Others think that it is similar to Pennsylvania Railroad's "Locomotive Black" which is actually a very dark green better known as "Dark Green Locomotive Enamel," also known at times by Pennsylvania fans as "Brunswick Green.""
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The 1887 Painters' Encyclopedia defines Russian Black.
[books.google.com]
A longer description from 1886:
[books.google.com]
Bruce
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2014 10:56AM by bcp.
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> Since things have been a lttle slow lately on the
> board I thought I would post a link to a good
> compilation /reference discussion on one of the
> favorite topics on this board i.e. D&RGW green
> boilered locomotives. I had not seen this
> referenced previously so perhaps it is new
> information for others as well and since many of
> the current and foamer NGDF posters are quoted it
> has to be true?
>
> D&RGW green boilers
From the link above:
"Jerry Day has shared a letter dated January 23, 1926 to all roundhouse foreman under the jurisdiction of the Alamosa Division, which includes a line entry for "Russian Black Jacket Enamel for jackets." Much discussion has taken place as to exactly what color "Russia Black Jacket Enamel" really is. Some say it literally is black. Others think that it is similar to Pennsylvania Railroad's "Locomotive Black" which is actually a very dark green better known as "Dark Green Locomotive Enamel," also known at times by Pennsylvania fans as "Brunswick Green.""
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The 1887 Painters' Encyclopedia defines Russian Black.
[books.google.com]
A longer description from 1886:
[books.google.com]
Bruce
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2014 10:56AM by bcp.
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