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other changes to the cars that gradual- ly changed their appearance. An 1887 order of cars from Jackson & Sharp sported the then-new “bullnose” roof style, and the D&RG rebuilt many of the 1880-82 order cars with that roof. Many of the cars lost the arched door- way at the ends. This was replaced with a straight-across quarter round, and by the 1920’s most cars had the side windows rebuilt with taller dou- ble-hung windows. This reduced the letterboard size. In addition, the 13th window on both sides of the car, where the stove resided, was blanked off. Us- ing San Juan parts 5200, 5201 and
DUCKBILL
5204 would build a car that reflects these changes. Nos. 280 and 284 at the Colorado Railroad Museum are exam- ples of this type of rebuilt, open plat- form car.
Now it starts to get interesting, as not all the cars received all the changes. This is where the mix and match aspect of the San Juan parts comes into play. Coach 292 in Chama has a bullnose roof, but didn’t get any of the other modifications. No. 311 got the side window updates, losing the 13th window but retained its duckbill roof and arched end doors. This car is currently in service in Durango, al- though it regained its 13th window when it was rebuilt by the Durango & Silverton.
the
Quite common are cars that had all modifications,
yet retained the
arched door opening on the ends. Nos. 306 and 320 (now used on the Huckle- berry Railroad in Flint, Michigan, along with K-27 No. 464) are examples of these cars. As it stands now, you would have to buy both San Juan sets 5200 and 5202 to obtain that car (You would have an old style side with the more modern end. No doubt that style existed, but I can’t confirm a car num-
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