TonyK375 Wrote:
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> Tore apart many untouched cars in Chama years ago
> and every single one of them showed evidence of
> the roof walks being painted. All the double deck
> stock cars and I don't know how many box cars we
> rebuilt the roof walks and platforms. Look
> through Rasmussen's RGS slides in the Dorman
> collection. All the color pictures taken from the
> cupola show painted roof walks. Dorman always got
> a kick out of every saying they were not painted.
> The paint wears off. He showed me dozens of
> color shots with painted running boards. The
> railroad wouldn't ever leave wood unprotected.
I never would have guessed that. I figured they would be treated or stained at the most.
Thanks for the info.
Zach Arnolfo
Ft. Collins, CO