Re: D&RGW Roof walks.
| January 26, 2018 12:26PM |
TonyK375 Wrote:
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> Was away from my computer working in Montana so
> here are a few pics of roof walks. All are Chione
> pics. In Dick Dorman's Rocky Mountain Railroads on
> the RGS are some of the color Rasmussen pictures
> which show painted roof walks quite well. The
> roofs took so much abuse that they weathered very
> quickly.
>
> With the horrible condition of of a lot of the
> cars in late color pictures it is easy for a lot
> of people to think the roof walks were not
> painted. The paint is so weathered on these cars
> that the metal is losing a lot of the paint also.
>
> [attachment 44754 paintedroofwalksIMG_0016.jpg]
> [attachment 44755 paintedroofwalksIMG_0036.jpg]
>
> Here are a couple of shots a 1952 Westbounder into
> Gunnison. The remains of paint on the roof walks
> is quite obvious.
>
> [attachment 44756
> CopyofWBarrivingGunnstation9-20-52.jpg]
> [attachment 44757
> paintedroofwalksWBarrGunn9-20-522Chione.jpg]
Same with this photo of 4 engine stock extra going up Marshall Pass, the paint on the roof walks are obvious.
William
aka drgwk37
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> Was away from my computer working in Montana so
> here are a few pics of roof walks. All are Chione
> pics. In Dick Dorman's Rocky Mountain Railroads on
> the RGS are some of the color Rasmussen pictures
> which show painted roof walks quite well. The
> roofs took so much abuse that they weathered very
> quickly.
>
> With the horrible condition of of a lot of the
> cars in late color pictures it is easy for a lot
> of people to think the roof walks were not
> painted. The paint is so weathered on these cars
> that the metal is losing a lot of the paint also.
>
> [attachment 44754 paintedroofwalksIMG_0016.jpg]
> [attachment 44755 paintedroofwalksIMG_0036.jpg]
>
> Here are a couple of shots a 1952 Westbounder into
> Gunnison. The remains of paint on the roof walks
> is quite obvious.
>
> [attachment 44756
> CopyofWBarrivingGunnstation9-20-52.jpg]
> [attachment 44757
> paintedroofwalksWBarrGunn9-20-522Chione.jpg]
Same with this photo of 4 engine stock extra going up Marshall Pass, the paint on the roof walks are obvious.
William
aka drgwk37
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