Steam & Excursion > 5771 to get new paint at CRRM

Prep work is done , it will next wear a single stripe.   Just waiting on the painters to show up.  Golden , Colorado 

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When did these units pick up the multi-stripe paint?   Were they repainted after they came to CRRM?   

Thanks for the post to share this news.   Glad to see they are being well taken care of.   

yes they needed paint when they arrived, so they got the 4 stripe, single stripe started  around 1964

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They sure look a lot like F-3's without the Farr-Air intake grilles ! === === = === JLH



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Fantastic news!  Can't wait to see them back in the single stripe.

highgreengraphics Wrote:
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> They sure look a lot like F-3's without the
> Farr-Air intake grilles ! === === = === JLH

quite a backdated appearance

my fav grande paint 1954?

early RGZ 1972?

CZ publicity shot 1966?

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I drove 5771 in the single stripe scheme so I am fond of it, but the four stripe scheme was the Rio Grande's signature.

Great photos. What is the location of the last two photos. I bet you couldn't duplicate the last photo of the whole train today. Probably all treed in.

last 2 were at winter park, the CZ on the curve was a rr shot,

the short train was Steve Brown photo june 14, 1971  Hideaway Park  notice F7 5761 up front



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pwh Wrote:
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> Great photos. What is the location of the last two
> photos. I bet you couldn't duplicate the last
> photo of the whole train today. Probably all treed
> in.

The grade crossing in that last pic is Vasquez Rd. in Winter Park today. Much more treed in, and several condos and houses have been built since the CZ era. 

Will the CRRM ever geat any car tbarns built?  seems like a logical next step with the extream weather in Golden in the fall and winter months. 

Unless they acquire the adjacent property there isn't much room for car barns. They'd have to do a lot of
grading plus repositioning to even make a spot for carbarns currently.

Out 

they have acquired some more property, Colo climate isn't bad,car barns make it hard to photograph, Hopefully they could build a dual gauge loop!  they have a narrow gauge loop now, so much better than out n back runs...

u/v is the worst part of being outside here in Colo, dry state and getting drier


Al our goose driver, and one of his model A's 1928 i think, he reupholstered the goose, and his wife hep led him put in curtains on The UP 4801 diner, that was the backup on RGZ the last couple of years after a couple fires on the Banquet in pics above, they have dinners, wine and cheese things,  and rentals in the 4801



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The recent property acquistions have been "defensive" in nature. The goal is more about preventing the adjacent lots from being purchased and developed than it is about expanding the footprint of the museum.

CPB284 Wrote:
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> The recent property acquistions have been
> "defensive" in nature. The goal is more about
> preventing the adjacent lots from being purchased
> and developed than it is about expanding the
> footprint of the museum.

Smart move! Years ago I worked for a company that owned a quarry and their policy was to acquire any property surrounding the quarry that came on the market. The buffer property certainly did cut down on complaints!

It's a fantastic museum with quite a collection of equipment. I have been there twice. I highly recommend it.

Also, the model railroad in the museum is under-rated. It's is very well detailed and a good representation of Colorado railroad history. 

Often museum layouts are mediocre. I assume this one has been there for a while and updated.

Victor Baird

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I second the recommendation for a visit, it's a great museum with a lot of neat stuff.

Nathan