Hello folks--
It is my understanding that the first DRGW L-105 4-6-6-4's were delivered with an orange-on-black "sunburst" painted on the large pilot mounted sandbox for visibility. Sometime shortly after delivery, someone determined that the Rio Grande "Sunburst" was too close to the Japanese "Rising Sun", and they were promptly repainted to the silver-on-black chevrons most people associate with the L-105.
My question is: did a color photo of the Rio Grande "Sunburst" challenger ever come to light?
If not, can anyone post a link to even a good clear black and white image?
The brass importers have imported the Sunburst version. It just happens that living in the east, I've never even seen a brass one.
Is the "Sunburst" Challenger more of a photographers' "holy grail" than even DRGW standard gauge color photos of green boilers? (Very few color shots of green boilers are known to exist).
Any help would be appreciated, thank you all.
John
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