Yes, at various times Q bridges were painted black.
mineral red and silver (aluminum).
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- "thommack <mack@c...>" <mack@c...>
wrote:
> I am expanding my layout and have three new bridges
> going in. I
> recently noticed several threads about the color of
> bridges on the Q.
> Apparently they were Mineral Red, later repaints
> were done in silver.
> I have gone through my books (Mike Spoor's in
> particular) and noticed
> bridges in both these colors, but it also appears
> some bridges may
> have been black. Is this true, or are they just
> badly weathered
> Mineral Red?
>
> As reference, my new bridges are as follows:
>
> 1 Walthers double track truss bridge (over a
> creek/river)
>
> 1 50' Micro Engineering deck girder to Vollmer
> single track truss
> bridge to 50' Micro Engineering deck girder
> combination (over a
> creek/river)
>
> 1 Vollmer single track truss bridge to Central
> Valley 70' Through
> Girder bridge combination (truss bridge over the
> creek, through
> girder over tracks)
>
> I was thinking of painting the Walthers double track
> bridge Mineral
> Red and the other two combination bridges silver.
>
> Any thoughts on my color choices? Also, can anyone
> recommend whose
> Mineral Red I should use to paint the double track
> bridge?
>
> Tom
>
>
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