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MONON Railroad OPERATIONS => General Operatons => Topic started by: Tom Kepshire on October 31, 2015, 12:21:38 pm

Title: Monon water tanks
Post by: Tom Kepshire on October 31, 2015, 12:21:38 pm

Anyone know what color the tanks were? I assume the person who asked me is interested in the older wooden tanks.

Title: Re: Monon water tanks
Post by: Tim T Swan on November 01, 2015, 01:12:48 am

During the post-WW2 steam-diesel transition era at least, most wood water tanks were painted a light color of some kind.  See the attachment.  I've always assumed it was the same light beige color that most of Monon's wooden structures in those days were painted.

Title: Re: Monon water tanks
Post by: Robert Gibson on November 01, 2015, 09:49:12 am

I took this picture of what appears to be a couple of motor car sheds in Monon, Indiana in July, 1979.  The colors look like a cream color and brown.  I assume the water towers would have been painted similar colors.