It was done on purpose along with the removal of the brakes; steam locomotives in the 1880s didn't necessarily have those, instead relying on a brake car. That's why only the coaches have brakes. However some grades on the WDWRR are pretty steep so maybe sanders should have been left in place.I'll admit, removing the sanders on all of the WDWRR locomotives is a really stupid idea, no offense.
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News Roger E. Broggie overhaul
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mikeymouse
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I have seen a maintenance speeder on the rails coming out of the spur. Don't they sand the grade?
No, not that I know of.
I think there are positives and negatives both with and without sanders. To me the twin locomotives are the only ones that don’t need a sander because the weight does it for them. Roy definitely needs a sander because of how much it struggles on rainy days getting up the grade.I'll admit, removing the sanders on all of the WDWRR locomotives is a really stupid idea, no offense.
JoeCamel
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But if they had sanders someone would have to vacuum the tracks to prevent buildup......
Was out today for more testing. First time during regular park hours.
I know a lot of fans are upset about this, but I’m glad they repainted him back into his original/opening day paint scheme.
I know a lot of fans are upset about this, but I’m glad they repainted him back into his original/opening day paint scheme.
This should hopefully mean it will return soon. I actually love the opening day scheme as well. In fact, call me crazy, but I’ll take this over the other paint scheme it had.
I wonder if the other three locomotives are currently painted in their original color schemes or an updated one.
Completely agree with you. I love the darker green much better. It blends very well with the red IMO.
I saw an engineer’s instagram feed this morning about that. As far as the paint goes, all locomotives came back from strasburg with small differences to the paint scheme. In Roger’s case the that is the font and color they used for the name plate on the sides of the cab, and the wording on the tender. They used a new font for the lettering and it’s now in gold instead of white except for the gold is not metallic like Roy’s lettering. And for the green, I’ll take this over the light green.
Disone
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I need a visual refresher on the other paint job Roger had.
Used to have a lighter shade of green. It was repainted dark green during the overhaul; this is a very similar (if not the same) shade of green on Lilly Belle. When the railroad first opened, this was Roger's paint scheme.
Pretty much what @dtng2000 said. All of my photos of Roger were taken under shade/cloudy conditions, so it’d appear darker than what it actually was. The lighter shade was done during the Tweetsie refurbishment. He looks more uniform with Lilly now.
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For reference to the original paint scheme…
1972
Unsure of the year, but likely sometime in the 70s or 80s.
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Most recent/Tweetsie refurb paint scheme…
1972
Unsure of the year, but likely sometime in the 70s or 80s.
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Most recent/Tweetsie refurb paint scheme…
EricsBiscuit
Well-Known Member
The darker green is much nicer! Absolutely
disneytrain2001
Active Member
Actually that photo was taken around 2004.
Nope, it wasn’t.Actually that photo was taken around 2004.
disneytrain2001
Active Member
But if you said that the photo was taken around the late 1970s or early 80s then how did the photo show a heat exchanger present on the Roger? Think again, did Roger receive that pre-heater in the late 70s?
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I didn’t say “late 70s or early 80s”. And, there’s a chance it could be from the 90s, but odds point otherwise. But regardless, it was taken before the Tweetsie refurb, that’s the main point.
disneytrain2001
Active Member
No, I swear that photo was taken after Tweetsie, because I can tell that Roger had the incorrect "red and yellow" pinstripping from Lilly on his cylinders instead of his correct "yellow and white" pinstripping.
Well, it’s not. Roger is still wearing his original paint scheme. But hey, if it helps ya sleep at night, you can claim it’s from whatever year you want to lol.