Translations for the non-UP experts out there: ROTS: "Road Of The Streamliners" SAW: "Serves All the West" BSSUP: "Be Specific - Ship Union Pacific" Regards, -Jeff Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009

Two philosophical questions then: 1. If two cars were built the same day at the same place and painted from the same drum of paint, coupled together and run together hauling the same cargos for ten

<<That one I can't answer, but I'd be REALLY surprised to hear that it "can't be matched.">> "Can"t be matched" and "is it worth out time and money to match it?" are two slightly different things.

This is a personal favourite. Standard Railroad of the World modellers on this list can opine on standard PRR freight car red, but here's at least nine PRR hoppers, each of a slightly different

Tim, I fully agree. We seem to get too hung up on "perfect". Greg Martin

Tim O'Connor wrote: And how about those three PFE reefers? <g> Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

This photo nicely illustrates why "which color is correct" is moot unless you're modeling a brand new car -- In the background of this shot you can see two IC box cars, and then two P&LE box cars.

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Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Um, no one mentioned house paint until now, Schuyler. You will notice I was quite specific about art supply stores, not hardware/ paint stores. And BTW, the ability of

VIVIDness is exactly what the Chemist was talking about. And you need a chemist when you're working with the elements in the coloring agents that go into the paint and you want it to be stable.

Schuyler Larrabee wrote: Two points: first, I was responding to Denny's comment about VIVID colors, not about precise color matches. And second, if I were going to do color matching, I'd hire

Mmmm, certainly not what the paint chemist who mixed Scalecoat told me. I was then (and still am, for that matter) hoping to get a Scalecoat version of the two ERIE greens used for passenger service.

Here are some dates that may be of interest: 1936 to Nov. 1949 - ROTS slogan on right side / SAW slogan on left side of UP boxcars. Roman style lettering & slogans are initially white lead;

If written on different days, RM and MR could well mean the same thing. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Could "C" be "Coal"?. "MR" could then be "Mine Run". "Slack" means bituminous coal smaller than 1/2". No idea on "RM", but "SPL" usually means "Special". Tom Madden

Hi Everyone This is a summary report for a Union Pacific Freight Conductors' Train Book compiled by a conductor named J.A. Traud from October 26, 1951, to December 6, 1951. During this period,

Denny Anspach wrote: I've used gray primer for years, but only, as Denny says, when there's a lot of kitbashing or puttying or other work which may need refinement after examination in the

So often we are like a lone ship at sea pressing on without a compass, happy as clams, but not realizing that we are headed in a distinctly wrong direction! As always, it is always reassuring to

Denny, Does your question pertain to box cars or stock cars? Regards, -Jeff Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:41 AM To: Steam Era Freight Car List Subject: [STMFC] UP freight

Dennis, I have emailed you a scan of the Moore System advertisement from the 1916 CYC. John Riddell