Re: Locos 168 & 425 in the late Nineteen-Teens . . .

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Russo Loco Wrote:
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>
> > . . .  Many of us "wild-eyed
> foamers" and
> > ne'er-do-well Curmudgeons are hopeful
> > that both #168 and #425 will be painted
> > with authentic-as-possible D&RG post-
> > Edwardian Imitation Gold numbers and
> > letters for at least the 2022 season and
> > perhaps even a year or three longer.  
>  
>
> Roger Hogan Wrote:
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> > I will ask what color lettering they are
> > going to use for the 2022 season.
>
>
> SFAIK time is NOT of the essence, Roger -
>
> When I asked TPTB a couple of weeks ago no
> decision had been make by either the C&TS or the
> DRHS, and with nearly seven months to go 'til
> Opening Day '22 there is still plenty of time for
> the usual "calm discussion" here on the NGDF (not
> that it matters) and also time for minds to change
> back & forth at least once or twice.  IMHO, a
> 'Matched Pair' of late-teens locos looked great
> recently,* and I for one would like to see them
> working together several more times.    
>
>
> - El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y
> Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y
> Verdes,
> aka Der Grossväterlich
> DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHaben
> der
>
> *  That's late NINETEEN-teens Locos, BTW.
>    

I don't expect a definite answer when I ask cuz like you said it is a long way off.