Lou1985 posted:Does anyone happen to have a color picture of a Santa Fe 2900 class Northern or 5011 class Texas smokebox front in regular service? From the black and white photos I've seen it appears that both classes have a black smokebox front, in contrast with earlier 3776 class Northerns and the 3460 class Hudsons which clearly had gray smokebox fronts. I'm curious if they were painted black unlike prior late Santa Fe steam locomotives?
You might want to contact the Santa Fe Historical Society, as I'm sure they have all such accurate information. I also seem to recall that a lot depends on the era/time frame you are attempting to model.