Taylor,
You say that Ferrell's book is an excellent resource, but on page 113 of R. S. & P. he says that caboose #5 was "painted in grey livery and trimmed in black". You stated that "The cabooses were red with black trim and white lettering". Which is correct? On pages 114 and 116 the boxcar and stock car seem to be painted different colors. On pages 94 and 95 the turtle back combine does not seem to me to be a light salmon. This is a fairly dark color. On page 47 the Prairie City Depot is painted a very light color, maybe even white, but you said that the stations were red the same color as the cabooses, with black trim. Now most of the pictures of stations that I have are dark, so I could agree with you about all of them except for P.C. Depot. Ferrell says that these are 1915 photos so it could have been painted red at a later date. As for the new passenger cars Ferrell says, on page 70, that they were salmon colored.
I have been delighted with the response to my request for information. The only thing is that some of it is contradictory one to the other. I guess that's the nature of the beast.
Does anyone know if the sawmill at Whitney was painted or was just left to weather at will? Same question for the Oregon Smelting & Refining Co. smelter at Sumpter.
Oh, by the way, I am drafting a drawing of the Prairie City Depot in 3/16 scale. It may not be precise because some of the dimensions were estimated, but I believe that it is very close. I would share this if anyone were interested once I am finished. I do have a question about the North side in the middle lower section. The present building has only one rectangular window with diamond shaped panes. A photo I took when this was abandoned as a residence and before it was first restored would seem to show two windows one above the other both about the same size as the present window. Does anyone know if there were really two or just what exactly was the case?
I want to thank all of you for your help so far, I'll be back for more help I'm sure.
Dale
