Re: WWII War bond cars
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Steve SANDIFER
The Santa Fe Painting and Lettering Guide details the Buy War Bonds on ATSF cars. There is a 1945 photo of BX-36 #149149. Another photo in the Santa Fe Modeler shows 148447, also a BX-36, with the slogan. The painting began in September of 1942. 368 cars, all BX-36, received the treatment. An order issued March 11, 1947 was to remove the slogan when the cars came through for painting. "It is safe to assume that some BX-36s survived at least into the early 50s with their.... slogans intact." Athearn produced two numbers of their ATSF box cars with Buy War Bonds on them.
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______________ J. Stephen (Steve) Sandifer mailto:steve.sandifer@... Home: 12027 Mulholland Drive, Meadows Place, TX 77477, 281-568-9918 Office: Southwest Central Church of Christ, 4011 W. Bellfort, Houston, TX 77025, 713-667-9417 ----- Original Message -----
From: ed_mines To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 2:14 PM Subject: [STMFC] Re: WWII War bond cars --- In STMFC@..., "Michael Bishop" <goldrod_1@...> asked: Did any other railroads have cars with "Buy War Bonds" slogans? I have photos of a red, white & blue Swifts reefer which I think has that slogan, A URTX R,W,& B URTX tank car possibly with that slogan and a R,W & B Erie 4900 series caboose which may have had the slogan. Ed |
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