Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
[quote user="Darth Santa Fe"]I was wondering if that gray version was for some sort of special service. Looking through the photos, the Balboa model appears to be very close to #4455, which still has a gray boiler jacket, so I may try painting it to look like that one.[/quote] It is your choice. The UP #4455 worked the Denver Union Terminal in the late 1930s and 1940s. The Laramie Valley Railway, a Monolith Portland Cement Company subsidiary, bought it in 1949 and donated it together with UP to the Colorado Railroad Museum in 1972. Here is a photo of UP 4455 at Laramie Valley Ry in 1961: <a>http://www.railpictures.net/showimage.php?id=217507&key=4004838</a> And one from 1970. You can zoom in: <a href="http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/76948">http://cdm15330.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/76948</a> Perhaps the Museum first painted the #4455 similar to the appearance it might have had when working Denver Union Terminal. Here is how 4455 looks in 2007: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/22189321014/sizes/l/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/22189321014/sizes/l/</a> I must confess I'd prefer the gray version too. I had a similar question regarding SP 0-6-0s. They had special paint schemes for some passenger terminals too. After a long decision process I stayed halfheartedly with the freight standard. Regards, Volker
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag

Update Reply

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Model Railroader Newsletter See all

Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!

Subscriber & Member Login

Edit post

Post Body

Tags (Optional)

Subscriber & Member Login

Users Online

Search the Community