Bud, et al.
Thanks for the reply. I sent the original email to the BRHS Yahoo Group, so
maybe you aren't on that list. Anyway, Hol Wagner contacted me today with the
information that the photo was likely taken around 1957, and that the light
colored water tank was painted aluminum color. The other questions remain
unanswered.
I have some additional questions for the group. Does anyone know when the
concrete silos for the Burlington elevator were built? I'm pretty sure they
were there in 1953, but I'd like to know for sure. Another question is about
how cinders were handled. I found out from Randy Danniel that there was an ash
pit near the coal pocket, but I haven't seen a clear photo showing the ash pit
or how ashes were removed. Since there is no ash conveyor in the photo, I
assume that the ashes were shoveled into a gondola. Randy provided some
information about sand service. He sent a photo of a boxcar and conveyor
unloading sand to the sand drying house. That was a major revelation, as I
thought sand would have been delivered in gondolas before the widespread use of
covered hoppers.
Randy also provided some information about the water treatment plant, but color
photos have been elusive. One of the best new things I got from Randy was a
partial photo of the storehouse.
As my layout nears the end of the construction phase, I'm turning my attention
to structures, almost all of which will have to be scratchbuilt. Since
prototype plans aren't available yet, I'm relying solely on photos, with the
intent of drawing my own plans for construction. Any and all help is welcome!
Nelson Moyer
-----Original Message-----
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 7:48 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CBQ] FW: Questions Prompted by Quincy Branch Book
HI Nelson and group. Thanks for your e-mail and I searched my mailbox for your
e-mails for the last 3 or 4 weeks and only found items about the Galesburg
Zephyr. I am sorry if I overlooked anything you sent me. The picture you ask
about was supplied by Randy Danniel and I have forwarded a copy of your e-mail
to him this evening. I freely admit I don't know squat about Burlington Yard
only passing through on pool jobs a few times in the early 1970's and never
catching the Burlington switch engine. I hope Randy and the group come up with
some information concerning the picture and the structures you referred to.
Regards Bud Linroth.
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On Wed, 7/20/16, 'Nelson Moyer' ku0a@mchsi.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
Subject: [CBQ] FW: Questions Prompted by Quincy Branch Book
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 12:26 PM
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
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