Re: What the C&TS tenders actually looked like in the "Olden Days"

Earl Wrote:
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> In the spring of 1976, Scenic Rys hired Ernie
> Robart to paint and letter 484, which was be-
> ing returned to service after sitting out the last
> couple of seasons. In scraping down the side
> of 484's tender, Ernie uncovered the original
> lettering Baldwin Locomotive Works applied to
> the tender in 1925. Ernie managed to trace off
> the lettering and created the font seen in the
> pic of 488.  The result was an approximation
> of the original 1925 lettering style.
>
> When Baldwin lettered the engines in 1925
> they used the D&RGW's standard gauge-
> sized tender lettering and cab numbers.
>
> This size and font was later applied to 483
> that summer and 487 a couple of years later.
> It was the standard font until it was replaced
> by a computer generated "equivalent" (but
> not a replica) in 1991. The Speedline "Cum-
> bres &Toltec" arrived with the 497 in 1992.

Thank You for filling in the details, Earl!
I was not aware of Ernie's involvement in the 1976 development of the C&TS "standard" lettering that has been my favorite for nearly 45 years now.

Tank Smith Wrote:
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> The sunrise paint scheme on #483 (w/ silver
> lettering instead of white, and dark red loco-
> motive trim including the cylinder covers) was
> done by Scenic Ry’s official paint crew/artist,
> who also cut the stencil. The tri-color tender
> herald was first given to #487 (there's a story
> behind this);  both happened in August 1974.


In regards to the RGS-style "Sunrise" herald, Tank -

I vaguely remembered hearing it was done by John Coker, but I found the following the following intriguing snippet at [ngdiscussion.net] this morning:

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> Herb Kelsey Wrote:
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> > . . . IIRC that herald was a John Coker original.
>
> Earl Wrote:
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> > I believe someone asked John about that and
> > he emphatically denied creating it,

. . . and I'm quite sure that I am not the only one here on The Forum who would like to read 'The Rest of the Story' regarding the creation and application of the tri-color C&TS heralds (hint, hint).

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender

p.s.  And for some REALLY colorful heralds to go along with the optimum in lettering, check out [ngdiscussion.net] . . .    



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