Re: What I would do if . . .

John West Wrote:
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> I would go purchase a lottery ticket that had a
> 100 percent chance of winning the multi-million
> jackpot and then invest the money in the
> railroad.


I would use some of John's money to paint most of the K-36 boiler jackets Dark Olive (Moffat) Green, and re-letter their tenders like this :    

But I'd paint one as histörically accurate as possible - with a flying Rio Grande logo.    

I would also modify the passenger-car paint scheme to somewhat match the way the parlor car was painted in 2010 - with black letter boards so the railroad's name is a bit easier to read, but glossy maroon paint instead of dull red.  I'd also change the roofs to silver (aluminium), have polished brass handrails, and just a touch of bright scarlet red (maybe on the brake valve handles and the retainers) - colors that honor #483 as she was in 1970: "Cumbres Classic".  

- Sincerely, Willie  (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)  
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