Re: SP #18 Today . . .

Kelly Anderson Wrote:
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> . . . I am curious about one detail, the up-side-
> down "8" on the back of the tender.  Is that a
> re-creation of her in-service look, or an "oops"
> on the part of the painter?

Jeff Taylor Wrote:
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> Although I was unable to attend the dedication
> yesterday I hear it was a good turn out and that
> the engine ran well. Thank you for the comments,
> it was several years of hard work by our dedicated
> volunteers.  We are all very proud of the results.
>
> The 8 on the back of the tender looks like an "oops".


And proud all of you should be, Jeff -

VERY well done!  Like many on this board, I have driven by – and stopped to worship – #18 in the park more than once in the past 3/4 of my 3/4 of a century of existence, and never really thought I'd ever get to see her run.  I sure hope you'll be able to make it out to Laws in September, and I'll be able to be there as well.    

- Roosso

p.s. That "8" caught my eye, too.  I presume the stencil was accidentally upside down – unlike the stainless-steel "S"-es on #2472's tender that Roger ??? deliberately installed upside down as a joke on Mike Mangini . . .    

pps. As long as we're nit-picking, I thought S.P. painted their smokebox fronts aluminium, not white – was it changed when she was placed in the park, or was white the standard on the narrow gauge?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/04/2017 01:47PM by Russo Loco.