Some sand towers silver grey but coaling towers virtually extinct (ex-Deadwood
Central one exists in S.D.)
Gerald A. & Virginia J. Edgar
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Garner, IA 50438-1404
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To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: kozys@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:54:19 -0500
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Q Coaling and sanding towers
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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