Re: 488 Getting Close - What About 484?

IanLK Wrote:
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> The plan is to assign a specific year of the D&RGW
> to each engine from the 20s to the 60s.  Most or all
> will be lettered C&TS but in their respective style,
> which includes differences in placement of accoutre-
> ments like boxes, etc.  Won't say who's getting what
> (besides 88) and it's liable to change anyway.  488
> will probably be the only one to see backdating this
> year.  484 will probably wear vinyl for the Toltec
> Rattler.


Interesting!   Thanks, Ian!!    

BTW, Design-A-Sign in Pagosa Springs – if they're still in business – should still have the specs to produce the vinyl four-inch CUMBRES AND TOLTEC SCENIC RAILROAD lettering and 24" wide vinyl reproduction of Ernie Robart's logo created for the 40th Anniversary Celebration in 2010.   As you can see (right, below), Ernie himself approved of the 2010 copy, which was based on the stencil that he used to letter #483 in 1970 (left, below) and both #483 & #484 in 1971:


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

p.s.  While you're at it, IMHO you should order some lettering in the six-inch abbreviated CUMBRES & TOLTEC SCENIC R. R. style and a pair of logos, but in black, and apply them all to the JBWX-1 hopper — after painting it MOW gray, of course . . .    



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/25/2022 11:14AM by Russo Loco.