Re: The REAL reason for white tires ...

Skip Wrote:
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> I allus thought little chrome Baby Moon hubcabs
> would look great mounted i=on the driver hubs,
> meself!!
>
> You will see NG freight cars in Colorado with a
> segment of each wheel painted white to make it
> easier to see sliding wheels. I think that may be
> a newer fad, as I don't remember seeing them back
> in DRGW days or anyplace else.

I think I am to blame for white spots on the wheels - at least in Chama.
One evening we had "movie night" at my house in Chama and I dug out my Richard Jackson 8mm movies of the Shavano and other subjects. We noticed the Shavano had short white stripes on the wheels of the passenger cars so they could be observed as to whether they were sliding or not. We thought "what a great idea" ! So we found some white spray paint and put some white splotches on the wheels.

The rest is history.

There is no reason for white driver tires, other than esthetics.