December 30, 2019 09:29AM
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Jeff Taylor Wrote {with additions}:
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> True. However as was stated in Jeff {Berri}'s post
> the paint flake was said to have been removed, and
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one photo was taken of it. If a flake was removed,
> why is there only
1 photo and why is it with the state
> historical preservation office? Why did a copy {NOT}
> get made for the museum? This is what I want to know.
> 491 is now my responsibility and I want to be sure we
> have the evidence to back up our claims.
I for one am glad that #491 is in good hands, Jeff -
And that you are taking your responsibility seriously. As you know, I have long argued in favor of the K-37s starting out in life with Moffat Green jackets, but let me play devil's advocate for a minute
: In Mike Trent's post ( [
ngdiscussion.net], above), he mentions thoroughly cleaning #491 upon her arrival at the museum, and then applying some paint to make her "presentable", but he does not mention what color was used on the jacket.
Is it at all possible that the flake you describe above is a remnant of the relatively recent painting that Mike describes rather than an ancient bit that somehow survived from 1928?
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
p.s. Insofar as the correct shade of green, SFAIK there are several photos of D&RGW standard gauge locomotives with green jackets, which I presume were painted with the exact same product as the K-37s. After all, many of these engines ran in and out of Denver, where at least a few photographers probably were experimenting with the earliest versions of color film and the chances of getting photos of clean engines on a first run after being shopped (and painted, or at least thoroughly cleaned) were much higher than in the semi-roadless wilds west of Salida and/or Alamosa. It's not at all surprising to me that color photos of green-jacketed standard-gauge engines far outnumber (a dozen or more to zero, so far) any photos of green-jacketed K-37s.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2019 09:33AM by Russo Loco.
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