Re: NP Wood Reefer Paint
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WILLIAM PARDIE
Thanks Gary. I have been trying to find the flyer that Bill put out covering the orange and yellow refer colors. Bill did a super job on all os his imported freight cars. This resulted on my car mix being heavily weighted to cars from the Pacific Northwest which was his specialty. I just could not say no to his offerings... I will continue to search for his flyer and will post if I find it. Bill Pardie Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message -------- From: gary laakso <vasa0vasa@...> Date: 9/28/19 3:05 AM (GMT-10:00) To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io Subject: [RealSTMFC] NP Wood Reefer Paint When W&R imported their Northern Pacific wood reefers, they came in wither orange or yellow. Bill McKeown obtained side hardware for two reefers, and carefully sanded through the layers and here are his findings that include estimated shop dates:
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Built yellow 1922 yellow 1927 orange 1932 orange 1937 orange 1942 orange 1947 yellow 1952 yellow and retired the next year
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Built yellow 1922 yellow 1929 orange 1936 orange 1948 yellow 1950 orange Retired 1952
His color comments were that the yellow was very close to Floquil reefer yellow and the orange was lighter than the skin of a navel or Valencia orange. “Photographic data shows that even the 50 foot steel ice reefers were retired in either yellow or orange. My personal theory is that the paint colors differed by the shop location each time the car was rebuilt.”
Gary Laakso Northwest of Mike Brock
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