GMillerDRG Wrote:
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> The difference in the shade of the boiler jacket
> compared to the cab, domes, etc. is strikingly
> obvious in the 497 pic though, regardless of how
> the colors “reacted.” Using that same logic,
> then if the color of the jacket “reacted” differ-
> ently than the color of the cab, domes, head-
> light, etc., then it must be a different color.
Dave Peterson Wrote:
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> I LOVE research & science!
> Thanks for the definitive information!!!
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Wrote (elsewhere, approximately):
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> The nice thing about science is that it reveals
> the truth, whether you believe it or not
. . .
Well, George & Dave (and Neil), I must agree with you -
The photo George is referring to appears on page 27 of
'Otto Perry's Railroad Pilgrimage' (Sundance Publications, 1981), written by Dell A. McCoy, who was a close friend of Otto Perry and spent a great deal of time with him going over Otto's vast collection of railroad photographs. Mr. Perry's photo is accompanied in the book by the following caption, written by Otto's friend who had undoubtedly discussed the photo – and its caption – with him (emphasis mine):
"The Burnham shops in Denver transformed 10 2-8-0 standard-gauge locomotives to 2-8-2 narrow-gauge freight haulers.
Resplendent in green boiler jacket, graphite gray smoke box, aluminum leaf lettering and black trim, the 497, 'brand
new' in 1930, sat in Alamosa on a standard-gauge flat car."
So, in addition to Robert LeMassena's eyewitness account, you have a caption to an Otto Perry eyewitness photo in a book published by a friend of Otto Perry who would have undoubtedly spent considerable time with Mr. Perry reviewing the text of the book, the carefully-reproduced photos therein, and the captions which accompanied them. And, of course, the varying shades of gray in the photo itself – clearly illustrating George's explanation (with which I wholeheartedly agree).
IIRC, the person so adamantly opposed to the idea of the K-37's ever having Moffat Green jackets once claimed to have discussed the topic with Mr. Perry later in his life, and claimed that Mr. Perry agreed with this assertion. IMHO, this "interview" took place some time after the book was published, Mr. Perry's memory was much less sharp than it had been when the book was being prepared, and the "interviewer" – well known to have a somewhat abrasive manner – pressured Mr. Perry into agreeing with him. Or perhaps Mr. Perry agreed with the "interviewer" just to avoid confrontation and/or to put an end to an unpleasant conversation.
For those who haven't yet done so, I suggest reading Mike Spera's two-page summary of the restoration of #491 in the December, 2013 edition of the Colorado RailRoad Museum's
Iron Horse News.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/18/2022 12:53PM by Russo Loco.