Jeff Taylor Wrote:
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> albspng Wrote:
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> > I thought about that, but, if the cars had
> > interior shades, my thought was heavy canvas on
> > the exterior would be surperfulous, and labor
> > intensive. The Grande was natoriously stingy to
> > pay for labor that could be avoided.
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> I don't see what ever you see as canvas. All I see
> is the shadows of the window openings on the sides
> of the cars blending together as one big dark
> shadow.
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> The drgw coaches both chili line and San Juan had
> interior shades. Pretty much all passenger cars
> did.
>
> In the winter the San Juan cars had "storm
> windows" added to the exterior of the windows.
> These were I believe metal frames with glass and
> they were mounted on studs with wing nuts. But
> these looked smooth unlike what you see.
>
> Below are two photos of San Juan Parlor/buffet car
> Durango with and without the winter storm
> windows.
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Great phots Jeff, I haven't seen the winter shutters fitted on before, they would make an interesting "modelling in winter operation" project, but more questions come up for this nosey modeler who is about to build up a San Juan set.
- Why are 3 windows left open (no shutters).
- Am I correct in thinking the pipe laid along the roof is for a train communication system??
- But what are the pipes that go from the Clerestory section down to the lower roof section , and the look like they correspond with the open windows, I would have guessed water pipes but surely not in the exposed spot in your winters?
- And finally, are the larger pipes coming out from the roof of the baggage car exhaust pipes from the generator?? If anyone has photos of them up close I would appreciate it.
All my questions are about the Durango, I am modelling Alamosa so I will presume the details are the same (apart from the end door).
Inquisitive Wayne from Oz.
