Re: Tricolor Heralds and Green Boilers on the D&RGW K-37's. The Definitive Proofs.

Andrew Brandon Wrote:
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> Slight nitpick from someone who has been through
> the Baldwin shop books and read the specs...
>
> The D&RG 1101-1130 2-8-0s (Baldwin Class 10 28/50
> E) were delivered in Black and Gold, Style 261
> with red eccentric rods and lettering to match
> D&RGs sample on file. The D&RG switched to black
> locomotives earlier than most railroads, around
> 1882 (I forget the exact date), which is why only
> the first batches of narrow gauge 2-8-0s were
> green.
>
> I've cropped out the painting instructions from
> the spec sheet:
> [attachment 42654 DRG-1101-1130-painting.jpg]
>
> Here is the
> [url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/pkckedbpkaoxin4/BLW
> -Vol24_Pg260_DRG-1101-1130.jpg?dl=1]full spec
> sheet from the Baldwin specification books[/url]
> (Vol 24, Page 260).
> The lowest layer you found on the tender would
> likely be primer used on the tender when it was
> reconstructed.
>
> That said, the paint used on the BLW switcher at
> Steamtown is wrong. It is some sort of Olive Drab
> interpretation or a bad color match, Baldwin Olive
> Green is a very dark green, near black when viewed
> inside a shop building.

I agree with the "bad color match" statement about Baldwin #26, it is much glossier than actual "Baldwin Green." I have edited the OP to use Baldwin #60,000 for my example which still has the "Baldwin Green" on it that is original from Baldwin Locomotive Works themselves.
Thank you for pointing this out!
-Jeff Berrier
[url=http://coloradorailroadmuseum.org]ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org[/url]



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/2017 12:51AM by JeffryBerri.