Auville/Iaeger engine shed color question

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Aubrey, thank you so much for your response!
I just mentioned your Auville story in my last email response.  What a
great story that was to read!
I wish I had known all of this back in 93 when I visited Auville Yard.
Back then, to a young guy, interested in N&W, it was "just a coaling
station and something interesting to see from the steam age".
Now that I have learned so much more about the history of the railroad and
the branch, it is much more historically interesting to me.

Mike Rector

On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4:37 PM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> I was there three times during 1959 and 1960. Twice the weather was clear
> and sunny. I remember the engine shed’s primary color being light gray with
> a very slight tan cast. I can’t say about the trim.
> Aubrey Wiley
> Lynchburg, Va
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> On Friday, January 21, 2022, 1:55 PM, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> That is an impressive coaling tower.  What software are you using to model
> the structure?
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> Thanks.
>
> Brent Stevens
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> Subject: Auville/Iaeger engine shed color question
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>
> 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
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> Here is my current 3D modeling and printing project that goes along with
> this research.
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