Re: Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper


Tim O'Connor
 

Nelson

And I agree with you that because there were a number of orders over a span of years, there could have
been differences. The "car cement" applied to roofs seems to have been something of a "fad" that faded after
a period of time. They must have noticed that the stuff peeled off pretty quickly. I am reminded of the plastic
roof material that was popular with some American automobiles in the 1960's!

Tim O'Connor



On 9/25/2022 8:11 PM, Nelson Moyer wrote:

I agree with you about the roof, but I don’t see black on the underframe. How do we differentiate between steam era soot and car cement in a black and white photo?

 

Nelson Moyer

 

From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor
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Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Amarillo RR Museum FW&D Covered Hopper

 

Nelson

In my opinion this car, built 12-48, has a black roof.



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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts

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