Re: Rutland Ps-1 boxcars
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Phil, I think that's the site where I originally ran up on this controversy. The issue seems to be were the cars delivered with the galvanized roof or not. It's highly possible that if they were repainted in the shops that they just sprayed the whole car yellow. IIRC this website has several "eye witness accounts" of the cars having a yellow roof. But I wonder if they have researched whether or not these were "as delivered" or simply shop repainted cars. Regardless of what eye witness accounts say or diagrams I'll take photographic evidence any day. If Mr Hawkins has a photo of the cars with a galvanized roof then that's pretty convincing evidence to me. Todd Horton
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From: buchwaldfam <duff@...> To: STMFC@... Sent: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:30:02 -0000 Subject: [STMFC] Re: Rutland PS-1 boxcars It's funny how these cars have acquired almost a cult following... There's a site called "Remembering the Rutland", and on it there was a report of an ex-Rutland PS-1 that was being moved to a museum. I have pasted the following from the site. Hope this is ok to do. "Rutland PS-1 No. 445 To Be Preserved at the RRMNE by Steve Mumley (09/03/02) Ex-Rutland PS-1 box car #445 has been saved for preservation and is on it's way to the Naugatuck Railroad (aka The Railroad Museum of New England) near Waterbury, Connecticut. After its tenure on the Rutland, the 445 was sold to Hudson Leasing and was leased to the Vermont Railway. <snip> Upon close observation of the roof, you can see where it was painted yellow! It's my understanding that it will be restored to the Rutland yellow and green as-delivered paint scheme. -Steve Mumley" The following link shows some photos of the car: http://users.rcn.com/jimdu4/SaveTheRutland/Rutland_445.htm Of course, the discription doesn't include details such as: Was the yellow paint just overspray from the sides? Was the yellow present only on the roof seam caps (they were sometimes sealed with car cement and painted over, leaving the main panels unpainted).... So the debate will probably still provide a lot of "enjoyment for years to come! Other info: Nimke's book on the Rutland includes a page from the 1961 ORER. There is a note which states that the 2nd and 3rd orders of PS-1s were equipped with permanent lading anchors. So at least these two groups of cars were intended for something in addition to talc loading. Final word, then I'll shut up: One photo in Nimke's book shows a good 3/4 view of a 200 series car. The one thing that strikes you is how wavy the separation between the green and the yellow is. So, don't be TOO careful when you mask your cars off! ;> Best Regards, Phil Buchwald --- In STMFC@..., Ed Hawkins <hawk0621@s...> wrote:
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