All of the Q bridges I have ever seen in Nebraska and North-eastern Colorado
where steel beams were used were always black. For what that's worth...
-Val
"thommack " 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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