Re: #9's 'Plannished Iron' Jacket . . .

elecuyer Wrote:
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> . . . As far as the jacket - it is a representation of
> an American Rolled Iron jacket - which was worn
> by #9 its entire service life. We went through a
> great deal of research and expense to create
> it (funded in part by a grant from the National
> Railway Historical Society.) For all the details
> of the process, please see this report.


Thank You, Ed -

That report is fascinating!!   What a labor of love and dedication - and the result is BEAUTIFUL!   I'm really glad that I asked about this.

And just to prove that I read the whole thing, I was pleased to note near the bottom of the last page a photo of S.P. #4300 - the first of more than six dozen 4-8-2's built for (and by) the Southern Pacific.  IMHO these were among the all-time most attractive standard-gauge passenger locos ever built.  And that photo explains why the 28 MT-1's built by Alco-Schenectady in 1923-24 have long been the subject of debate as to their color schemes – they had plannished-iron jackets!

Youse guys are about as far from my home in Southern California as anywhere in the continental U.S., so I probably won't be privileged to see #9 in person.  Please keep the photos coming!!

- Roosso



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/31/2017 07:51PM by Russo Loco.