Auville/Iaeger engine shed color question

Fri Jan 21 20:16:44 EST 2022

Mike,

There are several nice color photos in *Norfolk & Western Facilities,
Volume 1: Eastern Lines* by Bill McClure.  The "brown" is not the same in
all the photos, so I think you just need to choose something "close" that
pleases your eye.

Jim Brewer

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 6:22 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Thank you for your time and kind words, Jim!  I found those images in
> Y-Class book last night, too.  It got me wondering what happened to those
> images, at TLC publishing.
> I just looked at the images in Jim Nichols' book as well.
>
> I appreciate your input on the MoW buildings.
> Should I expect the trim color to be similar to the reddish/brown trim on
> stations?
> Is there anyone who might know of good color photos to give me some
> perspective?
> Thanks!
> Mike Rector
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 1:55 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> I can't say that I have a definitive answer for you, but I have spent
>> some pleasurable time looking through my slide collection (no luck) and
>> books today.
>>
>> On page 101 of *Norfolk and Western in Color, 1945 - 1964* by Jim
>> Nichols there are two photos of the Auville engine servicing facility.
>> Unfortunately, neither photo gives a clear answer to your question.
>>
>> *Norfolk & Western's Y-Class Articulated Steam Locomotives *by Thomas W.
>> Dixon, Karen Parker, and Gene Huddleston is a black and white publication,
>> but includes photos at Auville, including the inside of the servicing
>> facility, on pages 92-94.
>>
>> A lot of the lineside structures, i.e. motor car sheds, switchman
>> shanties, were painted gray with brown trim.  My guess, and that is all it
>> is, based upon the color photos is the Auville engine servicing facility
>> was the same.  Certainly the gray weathered due to the elements and all of
>> the steam engine exhaust.
>>
>> Sorry I can't be more helpful; by the way, your coaling tower is very
>> impressive.
>>
>> Hopefully someone else can add more insight to your question.  Good luck
>> with your project.
>>
>> Jim Brewer
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 7:02 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello crew,
>>> I am cross posting this discussion, from the facebook group: Fans of
>>> the Norfolk & Western and Virginian Railway in order to hopefully get some
>>> assistance from the guys who are not on facebook.
>>>
>>> I am attempting to determine the accurate color scheme for the engine
>>> shed.  I am attaching a couple images which help to understand how the trim
>>> was painted, but we are not very certain of the wall color.  From the
>>> Archives drawings, I know that the walls and roofs were covered with  J.M
>>> Transite Corrugated Roofing and J.M. Transite Corrugated Siding, and
>>> asbestos cement product.  This would likely mean it was a light gray cement
>>> color, unless it was painted.
>>>
>>> The very dark b&w picture is from just after the shed was built, and the
>>> roof appears to be a similar color to the siding, which seems reasonable if
>>> they were both asbestos-cement products.
>>> In the color picture with the white and blue car, it seems possible the
>>> side wall is painted white, even though the end wall appears more gray.
>>> This could be due to smoke.
>>> The trim appears to be a reddish brown, and I wonder if it is the same
>>> color as station trim at the time?
>>> The cupola is labeled as being the same corrugated siding as the side
>>> walls.  In the old b&w picture, it does appear to have been painted a dark
>>> color on the sides, and matching cement or white on the ends.
>>>
>>> The color images were identified as Bill Gordon pictures, and the b&W
>>> are Archive pics.
>>>
>>> Finally, if anyone has any pics they can share, I would be very, very
>>> appreciative.  I hope to model the service area over the next year.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you can provide.
>>>
>>> Mike Rector
>>>
>>> [image: image.png]
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>> [image: da8150ad-ce8f-41fb-879d-ba7c0dd61d97.png]
>>>
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is my current 3D modeling and printing project that goes along with
>>> this research.
>>> [image: image.png]
>>> [image: f0f71467-6fed-4759-b4dd-6b0d04639238.png]
>>>
>>>
>>>
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