Re: D&RG 168 Outside this week. 168 paint.
| September 25, 2019 06:30PM |
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James Wrote:
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> Looks great even in a less-than-fully-assembled
> state. Best-looking engine on the C&T and it's
> not even together yet, and once it is it'll be
> pulling the best-looking consist.
>
> How much line trim was still in use on the D&RG by
> the WW1-era?
James
depending on your version of WW 1 "era" 1914-18, the 168 would have looked like this ...
[digital.denverlibrary.org] taken Sept.23 1909 at Montrose.
with DENVER & RIO GRANDE on the Tender in drop shadow lettering, road number on the Cab sides and Sand dome from 1909 until it received a new Boiler (mentioned by John Bush) as 1913-1915 when it would have been painted into this scheme with the large 168 on the Tender and the D.& R.G. on the Cab sides.
Salida Centennial Archive Photo/ Salida Regional Library, taken between 1917 and 1923 at Salida.
The 168 in 1923 got the DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN on the tender and 168 on the Cab sides.
[digital.denverlibrary.org] taken June 6, 1923 at Alamosa.
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> Looks great even in a less-than-fully-assembled
> state. Best-looking engine on the C&T and it's
> not even together yet, and once it is it'll be
> pulling the best-looking consist.
>
> How much line trim was still in use on the D&RG by
> the WW1-era?
James
depending on your version of WW 1 "era" 1914-18, the 168 would have looked like this ...
[digital.denverlibrary.org] taken Sept.23 1909 at Montrose.
with DENVER & RIO GRANDE on the Tender in drop shadow lettering, road number on the Cab sides and Sand dome from 1909 until it received a new Boiler (mentioned by John Bush) as 1913-1915 when it would have been painted into this scheme with the large 168 on the Tender and the D.& R.G. on the Cab sides.
Salida Centennial Archive Photo/ Salida Regional Library, taken between 1917 and 1923 at Salida.
The 168 in 1923 got the DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN on the tender and 168 on the Cab sides.
[digital.denverlibrary.org] taken June 6, 1923 at Alamosa.
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