Re: Denver South Park & Pacific 191 - and D&RGW 491 . . .

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Jeff Taylor Wrote:
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> > . . .  Honestly I believe every
> large museum has
> > more stuff than they can take care of and or
> dis-
> > play.  We are no different, we are
> getting better at
> > keeping up with what we have. We now have a
> > regular paint program that is in the budget
> every
> > year. Quite a bit of stuff got done before my
> time
> > and even more got ignored or neglected. We are
> > playing catch up, and we are gaining headway.
> > Keep in mind since I started we have completed
> > previously started restorations of URY combine
> 50,
> > UTLX 55172 "GRAMPS" tank car, and RGS 20.
> > Equipment that got long overdue paint work
> include
> > the D&IM caboose, UP coach 5442, Our GE center
> > cab GC&SJ #4, D&RGW GP30 3011, CB&Q car 96,
> > and most recently CB&Q rotary snow plow 99201.
> > These were all done by a contractor and cost
> many
> > thousands of dollars to paint. Other things have
> been
> > repainted by volunteers while receiving
> restoration /
> > maintenance work. Like C&S caboose 1009, DRGW
> > caboose 0578, RGS caboose 0404, D&RGW coach-
> > es 280 and 284, RGS business car B-21, D&RGW
> > RPO 60.  The list goes on with our more
> recent ac-
> > complishments. Once again I am committed to
> get-
> > ting more done.
>
>
> Hey Jeff -
>
> Did you forget the CRRM's beautiful big, green
> machine — D&RGW #491!    
> Or were you burned out by that other "491" thread?

No I did not forget it. I was listing things we have done in very recent years under my tenure. I was not employed by CRRM when 491 was painted.

Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.