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

My last contribution to this thread: - If the base color of the roof was black, why would overspray on the runboard be light gray (compared to the black of the ends)? - Or is it the anti-slip

Thank you again Fenton. Paul Doggett

Paul, busy man...excellent results Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Thank you Fenton. Paul Doggett

Bob, Many, if not most roads had forms like this. Such cards were used for movement and return of empties. Some roads didn't fill them out until the loaded car was at it's destination and the clerk

Very nice Paul, I liked the way you set the scene up Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Thanks Bill I must say like you I like little engines as well. Paul Doggett

On Sep 27, 2019, at 8:14 PM, Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io <chiefbobbb@...> wrote:  Empty Car Card Below is an image of a PRR card "For Empty Cars Only". There are instructions on the bottom of

Empty Car Card Below is an image of a PRR card "For Empty Cars Only". There are instructions on the bottom of the card, but can anyone provide more insight into the basis and use of this

Along with the Steam Line discussions, another interesting feature that these cars had were 4 marker lamp brackets located on each of the 4 corners just below the joint line of the top and bottom end

Anybody familiar with Armstrong Refrigerator Line? Richard

The paint applied to these reefer roofs (and hatches) probably had "non skid" sand added to the mix and so had a flat appearance. Then stencils were added to the hatches

Chrome Yellow was a single pigment color used in large amounts early in the 19th century. The 1st Pullman Green paint that the Pullman company made after WWl was a blend of Chrome Yellow and Duco

Aaron is right about the Chrome Yellow on the car. Chrome Yellow was also the color used on NP semaphore blades. Fred, I will agree that the tones you posted look different from the top vs the

Paul, Enjoyed the clips. I have a soft spot for little engines. Good to see one in action. For some unknown reason I also have a soft spot for the AC-9s. There is just something about their shape

That’s overspray from painting the roof seams. There is overspray on the running board at the center of all of the roof seams as well, as seen in the earlier photos. Apparently, the seams were

Lets stir the pot some more.....On the far left, there is a patch of differently shaded paint on the hatch covers. Is this mineral red paint over black? Black paint over black car cement? I don't

Bob Chapman wrote: "Sitting in the stash are several undec 1944 AAR (10'6", 4-4 improved dreadnaught end) boxcar kits from C&BT. Hard to imagine they have been there 30 years! The carbodies are nicely

Sitting in the stash are several undec 1944 AAR (10'6", 4-4 improved dreadnaught end) boxcar kits from C&BT. Hard to imagine they have been there 30 years! The carbodies are nicely executed -- a good