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It is my understanding, based on the same reasoning, that it will revert to RGS 74 by late summer after an official dedication ceremony by Boulder. Glen Brewer Is this any way to run a railroad museum? --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@...> wrote: > > It was a thought....sorry for the bad early morning grammar... > > -----Original Message----- > From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of HOL > WAGNER > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:15 AM > To: CB&Q Group > Subject: RE: [CBQ] C&S 74 now at Colorado RR Museum > > > > > The museum just spent a considerable amount repainting the engine and is > not likely, with the current director, to consder spending more to change > it. She sure looks pretty right now, just not historically accurate. > > Hol > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com > From: Dave_Lotz@... > Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 06:46:45 -0400 > Subject: RE: [CBQ] C&S 74 now at Colorado RR Museum > > > This being the case, let's start an email campaign/petition to try to > convince the museum to "do right by her!" To who should these emails be > addressed? > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of HOL > WAGNER > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 10:48 PM > To: CB&Q Group > Subject: RE: [CBQ] C&S 74 now at Colorado RR Museum > > > > > Sadly, however, the engine, though beautifully painted and lettered as > C&N 30, does not look like it did at the turn of the 20th Century when it > really was C&N 30. It has a new steel cab, a new tender, and most > obviously, outside Walschaerts valve gear -- all additions made by the C&S > after acquiring it in 1921. Thus, the engine should be displayed as either > C&S 74 or RGS 74. Too bad. > > Hol > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com > From: railbass@... > Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:37:28 -0600 > Subject: [CBQ] C&S 74 now at Colorado RR Museum > > > The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden has reached an agreement with the > City of Boulder that their train will be displayed at the museum. C&S 74 > (later RGS 74) has been cosmetically restored as Colorado & Northwestern 30 > and is now on display at the museum with D&RGW coach 280 and D&RGW caboose > 04990. The train is still owned by Boulder, but since it was removed from > the downtown park for possible restoration for the Georgetown Loop, the > display site has been put to other use. The train can now be seen at the > museum. It is restored as C&NW 30 because that was the road serving > Boulder and also the original owner of the 2-8-0. > - John Manion > Denver, CO > __._,_.___
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