[CBQ] Re: Lines West wrecker colors - CB&Q calendar

["qmp211" <milepost206@mchsi.com>]

And just to add to the color of the story - I have slides that might be good 
enough for the 2013 calendar of the derrick painted in MOW orange lying on its 
side in the ditch somewhere in Nebraska. Not to be confused with the GT derrick 
that was rolled at Illinois Junction.

Randy

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Gerald Edgar" <vje68@...> wrote:
>
> yes & no.  Years back both ends of the system used mineral red for MoW colors 
> but Lines East converted to the familiar 'safety orange' several years before 
> Lines West did & allegedly some MoW equipment on Lines West, especially in 
> remote areas, remained in the original color well into the 50's.  I do not 
> know though if they also used the dark green for derricks aka wreckers rather 
> than the common black.




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