I have slides of the coach on the ground at Downers Grove that I took in 1968.
Bob Bullermann
----- Original Message -----
From: William Barber
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 10:59 AM
Subject: [CBQ] Re: Coal Chute and Water Tower Colors
Jonathan,
My recollection of the water tower at Downers Grove from more than 50
years ago was that the tower was painted all oxide red; no green
trim. The same was true of the turntable and the coal dock at Eola.
Somewhere, I have a color photo of the Eola coal dock. There was an
old coach, set on the ground, at Downers Grove for many years that
was used for crews in the area. I don't believe it had green trim
either. Signal bridges, in those days, were also all oxide red. I
think that the green trim was reserved for public structures such as
depots and adjacent buildings.
Bill Barber
On Oct 16, 2008, at 4:27 PM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Coal Chute and Water Tower Colors
> Posted by: "bigbearoak" jonathanharris@earthlink.net bigbearoak
> Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:48 am (PDT)
>
> The photo Tim posted shows a freshly-painted structure. I assume this
> was a mineral red or red oxide color.
>
> My question: was this the same "red" as CB&Q depots were painted? And
> was it the same color that wooden water towers (and/or the later steel
> CB&I ones) were painted?
>
> Second question: with regard to the Q's wooden water towers, was it
> ever the practice to paint them in a Burlington red/green scheme
> (probably red tank and green base/trestle-work), or were they painted
> solid red?
>
> Thanks for any information.
> Jonathan
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