The Milan, MO, depot currently has stamped steel shingles.
The depot dates to 1882, but originally probably had wood shakes.
No idea how old these shingles are. We just had the depot painted in
summer 2008, including the roof. No rust problems, although a couple of
leaks.
http://sullivanhistory.org/depot/building/index.htm
Depot was QO&KC/OKC&E/CB&Q/BN
I have started drawing this depot in CAD... if anyone wants a copy as it
stands now, let me know.
I have the keys... anyone passing thru town let me know if you want a
'tour'.
Sam Cook, Sullivan Co. Historical Society, Milan, MO
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bigbearoak wrote:
> I recently bought one of the Frenchman River HO scale kits for the
> Trenton, NE depot. A bit pricey, but I guess that's what new kits cost
> nowadays. It's nicely detailed, easy to build, and - needless to say -
> it's great (finally!) to have a model of a Q saltbox.
>
> The building has what's described as a "stamped steel shingle" roof. I
> did a web search and found some general historical information about
> this roofing material, but was wondering if anyone knew anything about
> it as used by the Burlington. I'm especially interested, of course, in
> painting and weathering. Since it was NOT stainless steel, presumably
> it would have rusted pretty quickly if not kept painted. Was it
> galvanized, thus producing a blue-grey patina? Or would they have kept
> it well painted to prevent rusting? On rolling stock, of course (esp.
> steel or composite boxcars), the roofs weathered much faster than the
> sides, first bleaching out, then losing paint, and finally rusting
> long before such wear was evident on the rest of the car body. Would
> that have been the case on a wooden building with a metal roof?
> Perhaps, since deterioration of a roof could quickly lead to more
> serious structural damage to walls, etc., management might have been
> more obsessed with keeping the surface painted.
>
> The pilot model has the roof painted green, as shown in the photos at
> their site:
>
> http://www.frenchmanriver.com/frenchmanriver/HO%20Scale/HO%20Building/Depot/trenton%20depot.htm
>
> I'm assuming this is historically correct, but can anyone confirm it?
>
> In the BRHS photo gallery, there are a few depots which look as though
> they might have such roofs.
>
> Akron, CO
> http://www.burlingtonroute.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=1
>
> Thomson, IL
> http://www.burlingtonroute.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=6
>
> Galesburg RR museum
> http://www.burlingtonroute.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pos=30
>
> Does anybody know whether these depots in fact have steel shingle
> roofs? The angle and resolution make it a bit hard to tell. Or do you
> know other photos showing this type of roof? All of these depots seem
> to be well maintained and probably were re-painted fairly recently.
> But would this have been typical?
>
> Thanks very much for any help or advice.
> Jonathan Harris
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