[CBQ] Color Scheme for RPL&N #440 while painted as CB&Q #440

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BRHS's Burlington Bulletin No-45 is title "Modern Americans".

 

The first article covers CB&Q's A-2 & A-6 class 4-4-0 American style steam locomotives and was written By Hol Wagner.

 

The second article (by Pete Hegpeth) covers the RPL&N's (Rock Port Langdon & Northern) #440, which was a former CB&Q 4-4-0 American style steam locomotive.

 

Pages 88 & 89 have black &white photos of RPL&N #440 decorated as CB&Q #440 in October 1940 at Aurora IL.  I have the following questions o the color scheme in these photos:

 

1. What color was the wooden cowcatcher pilot ?

 

2. What color was the headlight box ?

 

3. Was the "440" number plate on the nose black with brass lettering ?

 

4. The smoke box appears to be silver-gray.  Is this correct ?

 

5. The main body of the boiler appears to be a dark color.  Was this black or a different dark color ?

 

6. The cab appears to be a dark color.  Was this black or another color ?  Was it the same color as the boiler ?

 

7. The Cab roof is not very visible in these photos.  Would the cab roof have been red or the same color as the cab sides ?

 

8. Was the light-colored lettering on the cab white, yellow, or gold ?

 

9. The locomotive has light colored highlighting along the running boards, steam chests, drive rods, & cab.   Was this light color white, silver, yellow, or gold ?

 

10. Were the pilot wheels & drive wheels black or another dark color ?

 

11. Were the sand dome & steam dome also painted the same color as the main boiler of in brass finish ?

 

12. Was the diamond smoke stack black ?

 

13.  The tender appears to be a dark color.  Was it black ?

 

14.  The BR herald on the tender appears to be black & white, is this correct ?  Was the herald black, red, & white ?  Or was the herald black, red, & gold ?

 

Thanks in advance for any inputs that you can provide.  

 

A local hobby shop owner is considering a custom run of a scale CB&Q 4-4-0 in 3-rail O-gauge.   He is considering a CB&Q #440 based on the black & white photos in BB-45.  He is asking questions about the color scheme of the locomotive in these photos.  

 

CB&Q Bill 

 

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