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Markg99051
Member since
September 2003
From: Illinois
5 posts
Posted by
Markg99051
on Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:57 PM
Try Michael Spoor's CB&Q Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment . (Morning Sun) Also check out the Burlington Route Historical Society website. According to Spoor's book most of the equipment was orange. Most was made up of retired equipment previously used for other purposes (boxcars, passenger cars, etc.) An exception to the orange seems to be tank cars (black) used for fuel oil service. Ballast cars were mostly mineral red. Steam wreckers seemed to have been mostly black. Snowplows seem to be orange and were wedge plows attached to the front ot flatcars. Flatcars had sides attached which appear to have been filled with rock to provide weight.
Again, for anyone interested in modeling specific equipment I strongly recommend the Morning Sun color guides. At about $50 a pop they aren't cheap but if you are modeling a specific railroad they will provide a lifetime of valuable information.
One picture is worth a thousand words.
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mgruber
Member since
January 2004
106 posts
Posted by
mgruber
on Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:03 AM
Thanks for the above links, but what I need is info on vehicle equipment.
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jrbarney
Member since
January 2002
1,132 posts
Posted by
jrbarney
on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 9:31 AM
Mgruber,
Just did a "
Google
". Have you tried this link for the Burlington Route Historical Society ?:
http://www.burlingtonroute.com/
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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orsonroy
Member since
March 2002
From: Elgin, IL
3,677 posts
Posted by
orsonroy
on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 9:30 AM
They look gray to me:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cbq/cbq-xm0-ags.jpg
But they're really orange:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cbq/cbq250263ajs.jpg
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cbq/cbq210625ajs.jpg
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cbq/fwd-x323abp.jpg
Ray Breyer
Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943
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mgruber
Member since
January 2004
106 posts
CB&Q MOW
Posted by
mgruber
on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:43 AM
I'm looking for any information on the type and colors of CB&Q mow vehicles and equipment that were used in the Chicago area in the 60's. Tried the Yahoo forum but got yahoo. Any info will be appreciated. Thanks, Mike.
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