Al
A lot of the Q depots had a coal bin, (it was fairly
large, held 2 or 3 tons), in the baggage/freight room,
so they didn't have a coal shed.
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- kammfive@a... wrote:
> I've decided that my basement will not accommodate
> an O scale reproduction of
> Chicago Union Station (Sorry, Rich G.). Instead, I
> am working on a module of
> a small town depot area. Working at what seems
> like glacial speed, anyway.
> I have a combination passenger/freight station
> built. I have a small shed
> constructed as well for the section gang.
>
> My question is this: What other small structures
> to I need to support the
> depot and agent? There's no soil stack on the
> station to indicate indoor
> plumbing, so I'll need a privy. And I believe
> another small shed to house
> coal or wood for the depot stove. Anything else I
> am missing?
>
> There are a lot of the depots that have been saved,
> but there's no trace of
> the support structures anymore. And the smaller
> structures often don't show
> in pictures of the depot and trains.
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments.
>
> Al Kamm
> kammfive@a...
>
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