these are the only 'orange-yellow' NWX cars I've seen (incl several Oscar Mayers) On 9/19/2021 10:36 AM, Bruce Smith wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

You are correct it is SRLX. I had sent a second message that corrected the typo. Blamed it on my mouse. As for the paint color… That has been bothering me since I pulled the slide out of the file

This is the only NWX photo I have from 1957, Al Chione but it is not the number series you are looking for. Hope it helps Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

Jack, Thanks for the paint suggestion. The photo of 6858 is the puzzler. If, as you suggest, the cars were painted for a lessee, then why is 6858 painted that way, without markings for the lessee? I

Scott, For all the other NWX cars, the grey side scheme is perfect for my era (and I have at least one). However, for these specific cars, which are the SnT project car, that scheme is clearly not

Doug, Nice, but alas, none of these cars represent the scheme I am asking about. The car that I am modeling was built for NWX in 1940 and ultimately transferred to NADX circa 1950 and then leased to

Also, I was thinking (dangerous!). Decal setting solutions work by softening (partially dissolving) the decal film AND the underlying paint, fusing them together. Without something to bond to you'll

I think Kadee cars are ABS plastic. Decals don't stick to them very well. Would use some sort of gloss coat. -- John

Model Railroader October 1991 - 30 years ago - one of the models that ignited the freight cars frenzy of the past 30 years. :-) Tim O'Connor -- Tim

Let the color debate begin. Here are various color photos of NADX meat reefers, most are Hormel. Two taken by Jim Sands, one by Soph Marty. And some NWX cars. Note a grey and a green/yellow, each

Bill I think that is SRLX, not SLRX. Two different companies. And the SRLX reefer was painted a bright aluminum color. Tim O'Connor On 9/18/2021 6:21 PM, Bill Keene via

reefer orange ? On 9/18/2021 7:19 PM, Bruce Smith wrote: -- Tim O'Connor Sterling, Massachusetts

There's a section on NWX cars in Gene Green's Color Guide. According to Gene, the yellow and green paint scheme was introduced in 1953. There's also a picture of a car in the grey scheme in 1960.

On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 04:19 PM, Bruce Smith wrote: These cars were originally built in 1940 for North Western Refrigerator Line, series 6800-6899. As noted in RP Cyc vol. 4, page 66, unlike the

Bruce, There is an article about NWX reefers in the Dec. 1988 issue of RMC that includes some color photos of this paint scheme. To my eye, Tamiya Flat Yellow looks

I have some undecorated Kadee hoppers to decal. They are nice glossy black directly from Kadee. Has anybody detailed directly onto a Kadee car or do you coat it with future first for a gloss surface ?

Longview, Texas plant opened 1952. The company website lists current locations. That is where I got the 1952 date, it may have the date for other

I'm guessing the Eastman Chemical tank cars were assigned to Tennessee Eastman in Kingsport. Was there another Eastman Chemical location back in the day? Scott Chatfield

I a as m excited for the Rapido x-3 tank car. I’ve already per-ordered 12 plain black ones. I was trying to research the Eastman Chemical cars. There is one photo in the Hile UTLX book. I’m