michael Wrote:
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I like it because it helps the locomotive pop in
> the pictures as suppose to the current all black
> or dark grey.
The problem of course for us old timers is that is not how the DRGW did it and it may "pop" but it looks very very fake. So far as I can tell, only the K-28's assigned to the Silverton with the fake diamond stacks got the silver smoke box treatment by the DRGW for regular service. Personally I thank Earl for coming up with the gray treatment which provides a much more prototypical look, which is important to me but of course others may not care.
JBWX