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Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Small Town Depots
From: "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:58:05 -0800 (PST)
In-reply-to: <4d.18f317e1.29982a3b@a...>
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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