Here Whee Go Again (blatant hijack re: colors & lettering) . . .

gregcoit Wrote:
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> Can't disagree more.  Non-foamers don't care
> what colors are used on the buildings and other
> equipment, so there's {NO} harm in using historic-
> ally accurate colors.  And while foamers are the
> minority of people who ride the train, we do spend
> a considerable amount of money on charters and
> merchandise.  In addition, we foamers tell all our
> non-foamer friends to ride the train (and some-
> times even bring them along on our trips).


I couldn't agree with you more, Greg -

Many non-foamers do take photos of their friends and families standing by the locomotives, so it makes sense to correctly identify the railroad on the tenders as an aid to 'word-of-mouth' advertising when said photos are shared with other friends and family members.  But keeping the history alive by using historic colors on the structures - and in the case of the C&TS having the old Rio Grande herald on the historic water towers (i.e. not necessarily the one in Antonito) - is, IMHO, a good thing.

One thing I might do, though, is paint the flying Rio Grande herald on the tenders of the K-36's, and cover these with semi-permanent magnetic Cumbres & Toltec logos that could easily be removed for charters.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/23/2016 12:02PM by Russo Loco.