Just a wag, Dave -
But the tender in the background at the far right of the first photo still has the older style lettering, and 1165's tender looks freshly painted, so the photos were probably taken during the time of transition from "Denver & Rio Grande Western" to flying
Rio Grande — probably 1940 or 1941, IIRC.
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/2020 12:49PM by Russo Loco.