I posted the message below on the BRHS list two weeks ago, and I got zero response. I’m posting it here in hopes that a larger group might improve the chances that somebody out there has some answers.
A color photo of the Burlington, IA elevator appears in mineral red paint with white concrete silos on page 171 of Bud Linroth’s book on the Quincy Branch. The photo is attributed to the Ed Seidler Collection, but the date of the photo isn’t given. The elevator roof was either dark green or black. The head house was white. A grain dryer was in place at this time. This photo shows a mineral red double sheathed boxcar used as the yard office in Burlington. It was located South of the stock pens need the yard throat. Stock pen structure roofs appear to be tin, and the rest was painted mineral red. The fences aren’t visible. I sent an email to Bud Linroth, but it remains unanswered. I’m modeling Burlington in 1953, and I have several unanswered questions.
1. What is the date the elevator photo was taken, when was the elevator painted white, or at least what color was the elevator painted in 1953?
2. Are there any additional color photos of the stock pens?
3. Are there any color photos of the freight house?
4. Based upon black and white photos, the water tank near the depot appears to have light colored paint, while the water tank near the service area appears to have a mineral red tank. What color was the water tank near the depot, aluminum or white?
5. Are there any color photos of the water treatment plant?
I planning to scratchbuild all of the yard structures except the water tanks (Tichy has very nice models of those), and I need as much prototype information as possible before beginning construction. I would appreciate it if the custodian of the Ed Seidler Collection would contact me with the date of the color photo of the elevator on page 171, and hopefully share other color photos that might be helpful in modeling the Burlingtion, IA yard.
Nelson Moyer