Nevertheless, the idea of a white coaling tower boggles the mind.
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> Some sand towers silver grey but coaling towers virtually extinct
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> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> From: kozys@...
> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:54:19 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] Q Coaling and sanding towers
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> Greetings,
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> Should I ASSume that in later years most of these color schemes became white
> on white? If so, which ones?
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> I need to know as I am interested in modeling the end of the 1960's only
> months before the merger.
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> Thank you.
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> 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.
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> >> Hol Wagner
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