-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Thompson [mailto:thompson@...]
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 2:29 PM
To: STMFC@...
Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: LL 50' DD Box Part Number


Garth Groff wrote:

The SP had some single-sheathed rebuilds with steel sides that may

have

been gray in revenue service. I have a photo of one I took in the

1960s

which is not lettered for MW duty. I could still have been an MW car,
as
others of this series were MW (including one with a diagonal panel

roof

that sat behind the Roseville diesel shop for many years, and might
still be there). Tony do you know anything about this?

I seriously doubt that it was gray in revenue service. I know
of no data confirming such, though there WERE three B-50-24 (Overnight
type) box cars in TWO-TONE gray for passenger head-end service.
Starting in about 1960, SP changed its MOW color from BCR to gray, so
any gray car after that day is almost certainly in, or destined for,
MOW duty.

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