Re: [BRHSlist] C&S STEAM ENGINES

[Ken martin <kmartin@c...>]

35582 - ginger shipley wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know what the paint scheme was for
> > the early C&S engines??
> 
> Gene,
> 
> You are probably looking at what was known as "Russia Iron". 
> 
> Marshall
>

Gene

Marshal is probably right that the boiler jacket was "Russia Iron".Also the
smokebox would be a dark gray "Graphite". The rest of the engine would be black.

For a treatise on Russia Iron go to:

http://www.railway-eng.com/dspp/russiron.htm

Ken Martin