Re: #489 with Green Jacket - in 2025?
| December 18, 2020 04:49PM |
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davidtltc Wrote:
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> Sure hope next summer Iron Horse Reunion
> materializes would love to see some oldies but
> goodies
You got some good ones, Dave -
But next summer will be #168's turn to shine, and 2022 is the half-century anniversary of the C&TS first (semi-)Phraud-O-Phreight™, the Toltec Rattler.
(I call it semi-Phraudo 'cause the engines weren't re-lettered to Rio Grande):
If #489 doesn't get a permanent dark olive Moffat Green jacket for being C&TS' first oil burner, then IMHO she should at least be green for the 2025 season — the 75th Anniversary of the D&RGW painting her green for a Rocky Club excursion.
- El Greengo Loco
p.s. #489's jacket sure looked good all shiny in the rain in Ian's shot in the root post above. If you and Casey & Cody and the other "youngsters" do succeed in getting her jacket painted olive green again in 2025 then IMHO you should also add some really good polish to help her shed the soot, or maybe wipe her down with oil like we did with #4449 on the AFT.*
* That's Olive Oyl, btw – Popeye's girlfriend – but far be it from me to suggest adding the name "Olive" to #489's cab if her jacket does become green . . .
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/19/2020 01:47PM by Russo Loco.
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> Sure hope next summer Iron Horse Reunion
> materializes would love to see some oldies but
> goodies
You got some good ones, Dave -
But next summer will be #168's turn to shine, and 2022 is the half-century anniversary of the C&TS first (semi-)Phraud-O-Phreight™, the Toltec Rattler.
(I call it semi-Phraudo 'cause the engines weren't re-lettered to Rio Grande):
If #489 doesn't get a permanent dark olive Moffat Green jacket for being C&TS' first oil burner, then IMHO she should at least be green for the 2025 season — the 75th Anniversary of the D&RGW painting her green for a Rocky Club excursion.
- El Greengo Loco
p.s. #489's jacket sure looked good all shiny in the rain in Ian's shot in the root post above. If you and Casey & Cody and the other "youngsters" do succeed in getting her jacket painted olive green again in 2025 then IMHO you should also add some really good polish to help her shed the soot, or maybe wipe her down with oil like we did with #4449 on the AFT.*
* That's Olive Oyl, btw – Popeye's girlfriend – but far be it from me to suggest adding the name "Olive" to #489's cab if her jacket does become green . . .
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 12/19/2020 01:47PM by Russo Loco.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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