Re: Draft Layout Plans: Black Hawk C&S / Gilpin Tram
Posted by drgwcs on Mar 04, 2025; 4:17pm
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Dave
Great points as always. I would agree 100% on the hay grain building paint that it simply wore off. My Dad's 1962 photo on it is taken from too far away to tell for sure but it looks like raw wood but there are some small white splotchy areas that look like remaining paint.
The back of the other building that we are not sure if it was lumberyard or residence shows a very similar patina on the back. On this one as with others around, it was pretty common in the area to keep the front facade looking good while neglecting the rest. (They did slap a coat of paint on it by 1975.)
I just had the Abbot book given to me and it is quite a resource. The 1939 valuation photos on there show a lot including the tank car there. On the filling of the tanks to trucks I have seen photos in other areas where railroads did that. (Easier to do before the EPA) Those valuation photos also show conclusively that they rebuilt the flume/platform in front of the station too.
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Dave
Great points as always. I would agree 100% on the hay grain building paint that it simply wore off. My Dad's 1962 photo on it is taken from too far away to tell for sure but it looks like raw wood but there are some small white splotchy areas that look like remaining paint.
The back of the other building that we are not sure if it was lumberyard or residence shows a very similar patina on the back. On this one as with others around, it was pretty common in the area to keep the front facade looking good while neglecting the rest. (They did slap a coat of paint on it by 1975.)
I just had the Abbot book given to me and it is quite a resource. The 1939 valuation photos on there show a lot including the tank car there. On the filling of the tanks to trucks I have seen photos in other areas where railroads did that. (Easier to do before the EPA) Those valuation photos also show conclusively that they rebuilt the flume/platform in front of the station too.
Jim Curran
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