| Greetings,
Should I ASSume that in later years most of these color schemes became white on 
white?  If so, which ones?
I need to know as I am interested in modeling the end of the 1960's only months 
before the merger.
Thank you.
Paul Kossart
Peru, IL
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At 02:44 AM 10/22/2009, you wrote:
>HOL WAGNER wrote: 
>> OK, here's the "more authoritative answer" from the author of the 
>> upcoming Bulletin on coaling stations: Jonathan is right. Most coaling 
>> stations were painted black, but there were a number of wooden ones (and 
>> even one or two steel ones) painted mineral red. The Q had no clear cut 
>> guidelines in this area, except that company buildings/structures were 
>> to be painted mineral red (or simply "mineral," as it its often called 
>> in company documents). But far and away the majority of coaling 
>> stations were painted black, and no photos have been located showing the 
>> trestle or ramp type stations in any color but black. Ironically, while 
>> something in the vicinity of 95% of steel coaling stations seem to be 
>> painted black, the companion steel water tanks were painted red -- 
>> except, of course, for the few that were painted aluminum. Sand houses 
>> and sand storage bins all appear to have been painted mineral red, but 
>> sand towers are another matter. Here again they appear in either red or 
>> black, with black once more the predominant color for both the later 
>> metal ones and the earlier wooden ones. So unless you're modeling a 
>> specific prototype at a specific time, take your pick. 
>> 
>> Hol Wagner 
>> 
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