Re: My Take on a Modernized Class 48

Peyton Smith Wrote:
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> The more you know! Thank you for the
> information,I greatly appreciate it; I'm not as
> familiar with early D&RG locomotives as I am with
> the later D&RGW NG Locomotives, so it's truly a
> blessing to be able to expand my knowledge by
> going to people on this site. Is there anything
> else I should know about the locomotive class?

The D&RG examples of this class had a quirk in that they did not have a water glass, only the gauge cocks. I've read someplace that they were commonly operated by just a single man. I can't imagine they were too popular an assignment. I don't know whether a water glass was added later on. The EBT example had a conventional backhead, with a water glass.

They were acquired in various colors. The EBT engine was plain black with very little trim. The D&RG had examples in brown (lake), green (olive green), and black, all with a fair amount of line trim.