From: HOL WAGNER
Yes, the steam locomotives were the only gold-painted equipment in those
excursion trains.
Hol
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [CBQ] RE: 'gold' CB&Q steam locos
> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:36:08 -0500
> From: Gerald Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> To: <cbq@yahoogroups.com>
>
> Tks! The question remains; was 4960 (or 5632 in its 2 'gold' events)
> the only rolling stock painted gold (inc their tenders of course)? And
> yes, we know of the 6 boxcars painted gold due to an industry marketing
> award to the Q BUT was any other Q rolling stock painted gold in
> addition to the stream locos and 6 box cars??
>
> Gerald
>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: n.metcalf@att.net
> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:31:12 -0600
> Subject: [CBQ] RE: 'gold' CB&Q steam locos
>
> From: HOL WAGNER
>
> A group of five of us from Denver drove north to Casper for the 50th
> anniversary of the Q's arrival there in October 1913. We arrived in time
> to photograph the final painting of 4960 into gold, then photographed it
> on the excursion train that ran northwest from Casper to Arminto and
> return. It was an overcast day until quite late, when the sun came out
> just before setting and we got some incredible shots of gold 4960 and
> train in the golden light of the setting sun. One was used on a BRHS
> calendar a few years back.
>
> Hol
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: RE: [CBQ] 'gold' CB&Q steam locos
> > Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:21:02 -0500
> > From: Gerald Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
> > Reply-To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > To: <cbq@yahoogroups.com>
> >
> >
> > Tks Ray! Now if we can get a witness to the Wyoming Centennial, we
have
> > it covered. The Burlington issued a lot more PR in the case of the
> > Aurora commuting Centennial as i am not aware of anything other than a
> > single page flyer for the Wyoming event (a little more off the beaten
> > patch albeit a more scenic area)
> >
> >
> > Gerald
> >
> > To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
> > From: tczephyr@hotmail.com
> > Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:17:41 -0700
> > Subject: RE: [CBQ] 'gold' CB&Q steam locos
>
> > I was at the Aurora centennial, road behind 5632 from CUS but on
return,
> > got off at Berwyn station, my home town. I took lots of slides. At
> > Aurora, several pieces of Q equipment were on display, including 4-4-0
> > 35 and mail car, freight cars, a vista dome and I think some new
> > engines. NO OTHER equipment was painted in gold on that date.
> > Ray BedardSan Jose CA
> >
> > > To: ctsvobodny@yahoo.com; cbq@yahoogroups.com
> > > From: vje68@hotmail.com
> > > Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:09:21 -0500
> > > Subject: RE: [CBQ] 'gold' CB&Q steam locos
> > >
> > >
> > > any other rolling stock gold that day OTHER than 4960 & its
> tender??? (or 5632 & its tender @ Aurora for suburban centennial?)
> > >
> > >
> > > Gerald
> > >
> > > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> > > From: ctsvobodny@yahoo.com
> > > Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:02:10 -0700
> > > Subject: Re: [CBQ] 'gold' CB&Q steam locos
> > >
> > > 4960 was given the gold paint in Wyoming.
> > >
> > > --- On Thu, 4/21/11, Gerald Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Gerald Edgar <vje68@hotmail.com>
> > > Subject: [CBQ] 'gold' CB&Q steam locos
> > > To: cbq@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 8:14 AM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > As many of you know, on at least two occasions in the early 60's,
> the Burlington, using water based paint, turned a steam loco 'gold' for
> centennial events in Aurora & Wyoming. Question: anyone on the list
> present at either event? if so, was any equipment painted gold that day
> other than the steam loco & its tender? (or if not present, do you have
> photo of same; i.e. anything other than the steam loco, 5632 as I recall
> from books & photos)
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Gerald
> >
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