Thanks to fot the information. I liked black anyway. F.C. Goodnight with they steel series these

Elden, Thank you for the article reference, which was in RP CYC Vol. 3. The specific B&O freight car red paint samples that we matched to various hobby paints were limited to AC&F-built box cars

It seems to me that early RMJ or MRG had a series on freight cars that attempted to document colors and had drift cards printed on the pages for reference. Charlie Vlk

Folks; I don't know if you all were aware of this, so it may bear repeating; I believe Misters Pat Wider, Ed Hawkins, and et al., published an article in one of the early RPCyCs on BoxCar Painting

OK, now on to Columbia Trust. What was behind those cars with "CT" following the number? Jerry Michels **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at

faint whatever Unfortunatly, the best advice is not to wait for the Reboxx coupler to arrive. I really can't say more. Schuyler

Thanks! I remember seeing it there a while ago also, but I don't need it $250 bad. maybe Amazon.com C's "The the one on it early".) It is than that used U.S. used car

Thanks for the suggestions on colors, dates on color changes and heards used this helps a poor ole Mopac modeler. Charlie

Thanks ben, I only looked at the 3300 series kits. oops brian carlson -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)

B&O boxcar color changed from a chocolate brown to a bright red oxide about 1946. It may have coincided with the "linking 13 great states" herald and lettering. So if you are lettering this car

Charlie, If you will contact me off line @Rdietrichson@... I may be able to help with Richards' book. Rick Dietrichson Wimington, NC

Brian Carlson wrote: "So any of those Westerfield/Tichy/Im Tichy RTR cars lettered G.E.T. should be stored on a siding and not running in revenue service. I realize westerfield doesn't offer this

Al and Richard thanks. Were they stored at the car Builder's or did the government send them to yards for storage. So any of those Westerfield/Tichy/Im Tichy RTR cars lettered G.E.T. should be

Al- Thanks for the leads. Charlie Vlk Railroad Model Resources Richard's book is on my shopping list, but I don't have it yet. FWIW, I know of two photos of the slogan side of this number

The G.E.T. cars were so stenciled to show ownership until the USRA could persuade some railroad to accept (and pay for) them. They were stored until a buyer was found, then re-stenciled with the

Tim- Thanks for the picture of 143311.... it is a big help to nail down the correct paint job for the various ATSF Bx classes! Best regards, Charlie Vlk Railroad Model Resources

Brian - It was my understanding that the cars were placed in storage, not run. - Al Westerfield

List- Just want to publicly thank Steve Sandifer for his assistance on this question. He sent me off list the information I needed to complete this project and it is very much appreciated. I hope that

I was reading RPC 17 last night, another fine volume Ed and Pat, and it got me thinking about the cars that were lettered G.E.T. Were these cars in revenue service in this scheme. Who was responsible

Ben, Let me add that most Virginian cars were never relettered N&W (if any at all were). A few were still rolling with their original paint in 1982 when I first moved to Virignia. A few even lasted