Re: The Leadville Dunny For Keith.

Posted by Rick Steele on Apr 30, 2015; 3:46pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/The-Leadville-Dunny-For-Keith-tp2161p2177.html

Probably listed as "22" in the Field Notes. That round C&S trademark is kid of interesting. The stencil for it was cut by a couple of modelers, from Boulder I believe, who went up to Leadville to see the operation before the C&S was sucked up into the BN . They had cut some circular and intertwined trademark stencils and gave them to the C&S people who were working up there.

I was told that the C&S boys who were working up there went crazy with them and painted them everywhere.

That W.C. photo is from the 1970's.

So Chris, you call it the Dunny? Interesting. The railroad called it the W.C. or water closet, although very few had anything near running water. Outhouse is more common. Biffy was commonly used. My favorite was always the Throne Room. It was still being used in Broomfield (C&S MP 14 Northern Division) when I was growing up. The agent had a big can of powdered lye that he'd sprinkle over it to keep the odor under control.

Rick