Several Railroads had "Buy War bonds" on their cars, although not preelant as the Santa Fe, C&EI and PRR. In addition PRR and Interstate had Coal goes to War on their hopper. Swift had three Buy

Armand "Everywhere West" was first applied in 1937. Regards Rupert Gamlen Auckland NZ

When was the slogan" Everywhere West" first applied to CB&Q rolling stock? Armand Premo

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Actually, I know quite well, Schuyler, as when I was doing the PFE book I had the thought to convert all car costs to "current" dollars. This is of course not

Richard The reduced value of the dollar (and increase in the price of imported kits/RTR) could be the encouragement needed to stimulate local model manufacturing industry. It also makes my next trip

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

Yeah, Schuyler, but at the rate the dollar is going down the drain relative to almost anyone else's currency, $2.00 will soon be worth about what it was in the 1940s thanks to....well, I won't got

Uh, Tony, let's remember what $2.00 was then. It was a LOT more than $2.00 today. A LOT more. A couple hundred cars, thousands over a large railroad, that was Real Money then. Christmas Greetings,

--- 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

Tony wrote: True, although it would be equivalent to around $25 per day today. YV brakeman Bob Lunoe told me that, when he worked on the YV in 1942, they would take a foreign box car in good

Paul Catapano wrote: I'm well aware that plenty of roads had practices like this. BUt remember, in the steam era most of us are interested in, it was $2 a day. You can do the math on the "large

Interstate Railroad, I'm told, would collect a group of MTY N&W hoppers, fill them at tipples on the Interstate's line, and haul them back off the property before the "Midnight" Per Diem deadline. I

In case no one listed them. Pacific Electric had cars painted for buying war bonds. eric ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes

Hi, I have a kit of a C&EI Buy War Bonds car (DesPlaines Hobbies special run S scale)Does anyone how long that scheme possibly lasted before repaint? Thanks, Bud Rindfleisch

Demurrage charges were assessed on the basis of the ICC 4 Demurrage tarriff nationally for all carriers. Deviation from these charges had to be authorized by publication of alternate demurrage charges

While not a War Bonds car, Accurail offers (or offered) their two-bay hopper lettered for the Interstate RR with a "Coal goes to War" slogan. The box label says "1945 WW II COMERATIVE [sic] CAR". Tom

In a message dated 12/24/2007 3:10:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, thompson@... writes: Jon Miller wrote: > Was not per diem paid by businesses if they kept the car longer > than the

I haven't found any photos of CB&Q freight cars decorated for War Bonds promotions, but there was a loco and an inspection engine decorated in the First World War to encourage the purchase of War

gathered While not a freight cars, I have seen a picture of a KCS locomotive with a buy war bonds painted on the tender. George Simmons Dry Prong, LA