D&RGW Steel Caboose Paint Schemes (01500-01524)

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D&RGW 01500-01514

Built September and October 1966

Welded construction, single black stripe paint scheme, sealed rubber frame windows.

Road Number Paint Scheme Reweigh
Date
Photo
Date
Source Notes
All
Black
Two
yellow
stripes
Four
black
stripes
One
black
stripe
All
Orange
01500 - - - X     10/73 (book) RG Diesels, Vol. 3, p. 26
01500 - - - X     5/78 WH  
01501 - - - X     5/78 WH  
01501 - - - X   new 12/79 JE  
01501 - - - X     9/86   Mark Demaline photo
01501 - - -   X   /94 GC blanked windows
01502 - - -   X 11/79 2/80 JE Repainted 2/80
01503 - - - X   new 2/71 JE  
01503 - - - X     1/72 (book) RG Equipment, p. 100
01503 - - -   X   9/76 WH  
01504 - - -   X   3/78 SS  
01504 - - -   X 1/74 9/84 JE blanked windows
01505 - - - X     10/76 WH  
01505 - - - X     7/77 JE COTS date: 9/66
01505 - - - X     5/78 WH  
01505 - - - X     5/78 SS  
01505 - - - X     6/78 SS  
01505 - - -   X 5/84   JE blanked windows
01505 - - -   X   9/86   Mark Demaline photo
01506 - - -   X   9/76 WH  
01506 - - -   X   9/77 SS  
01506 - - -   X   7/91 GC blanked windows
01507 - - - X     1/67 JM  
01507 - - -   X   6/75 DS  
01507 - - -   X   1/77 SS  
01507 - - -   X 3/74 12/81 JE  
01507 - - -   X 3/74 6/82 JE  
01508 - - -   X     (book) RG Ruler of the Rockies, p. 105
01508 - - - X     1/67 JM  
01509 - - - X     7/69 JM  
01509 - - - X     9/74 (book) RG Equipment, p. 100
01509 - - - X   new 10/76 WH  
01509 - - - X     5/78 WH  
01509 - - -   X   9/86   Mark Demaline photo
01510 - - - X     4/67 JM  
01510 - - -   X   5/74 DS  
01511 - - - X   new 3/75 JE  
01511 - - - X     4/67 JM  
01511 - - -   X 11/77 11/78 JE  
01512 - - - X     1/67 JM  
01513 - - - X   new 6/75 JE  
01513 - - - X     9/76 WH  
01513 - - - X     10/78 SS  
01514 - - - X     7/69 JM  
01514 - - - X   new 9/73 JE  
01514 - - -   X   9/76 WH  

D&RGW 01515-01524

Built in March 1976

Welded construction, all-orange paint scheme, sealed rubber frame windows.

Road Number Paint Scheme Reweigh
Date
Photo
Date
Source Notes
All
Black
Two
yellow
stripes
Four
black
stripes
One
black
stripe
All
Orange
01515 - - - - X   5/78 WH  
01516 - - - - X   7/76 SS  
01516 - - - - X   9/76 WH  
01516 - - - - X   11/83 (book) RG Diesels, Vol. 3, p. 26
01516 - - - - X   9/86   Mark Demaline photo
01517 - - - -          
01518 - - - -          
01519 - - - - X   9/76 WH  
01519 - - - - X new 9/82 JE  
01520 - - - - X   8/76 (book) RG Diesels, Vol. 3, p. 27
01520 - - - - X   5/83 DS  
01520 - - - - X   1/84 GC windows not blanked
01521 - - - - X   4/76 (book) RG Equipment, p. 101
01521 - - - - X   5/76 SS  
01522 - - - - X   12/81 (book) RG Diesels, Vol. 3, p. 27
01522 - - - - X   5/92 GC  
01523 - - - - X     (book) RG Diesels, Vol. 3, p. 26
01523 - - - - X   9/76 WH  
01523 - - - - X   11/76 SS  
01523 - - - - X   6/78 (book) RG Equipment, p. 101
01523 - - - - X   9/81 SS  
01523 - - - - X 7/81 12/81 JE dashed border around logo
01524 - - - - X   4/76 SS  
01524 - - - - X   10/76 WH  
01524 - - - - X new 5/79 JE  

Sources

DS -- Don Strack, slide collection

GC -- Galen Coupe, slide collection, via 4/00 email to D&RGW discussion group

JE -- Jim Eager, private emails and emails to D&RGW discussion group

JF -- Jim Fitch, emails to D&RGW discussion group

JM -- John Maxwell, online photo catalog

JP -- Jeff Prince, slide collection

SS -- Steve Seguine, slide collection

WH -- Wayne Hills, slide collection, via 11/99 email to D&RGW discussion group

WJ -- Warren Johnson, slide collection

(book) -- D&RGW color books, as noted

(web) -- Photo from web site

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