ok its getting more clear now at least 3 different scenarios mentioned... if a string of express reefers all needed icing they could be done together in a bunch if an individual car needed pre icing a

would they ever have been iced along with ordinary reefers?

would express reefers have been intermingled with ordinary reefers in the icing process or kept separate?

please elaborate further...i'm simply trying to figure out how to handle them operationally on my railroad (modeling colton and LA circa 1947)

were these express reefers iced along with ordinary reefers or were they handled separately?

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It also looks to me like the single herald versions of the r-40-19 and r-30-21 are using the incorrect later ("fatter") UP logo dating from about june 1946 whereas the rebuild dates are from march 194

correction would the orange and GREEN be correct for sept 1947?

would the orange and black be correct for sept 1947?

Does anyone know when Elgin railroad started painting boxcars green with orange lettering/ around chicago logo? (RPC text says 1946 but caption says circa 1950, so i'm confused) thanks bill

fwiw i once asked my local hobby shop owner to query the walther's rep about why they were so indifferent to prototype accuracy, even with easy stuff like car numbers. the response was that walther's

thanks very much for the info

thanks...i am particularly interested in steel xm type (ie x-29)

Does anyone know if Central of New Jersey box cars would have been seen in the Los Angeles area in late 1940s or early 1950s? Any info appreciated.

hi tony, i also sent you an email the other day (asking after soft copy of your recent pcr presentations). did you receive that one? regards, bill

when did nyc drop periods but still had lines above and below "nyc" on boxcars?

thanks to all for the info...although i said silver, upon closer inspection the rtr was all black and white (like the photo you provided) btw, would these have been seen in southern california ca. 194

I have a red caboose kit r-30-12 pfe/wp reefer with feather in WP logo as orange but I've seen a red caboose RTR with the feather as silver. Can anyone explain which is correct? (I'm modeling 1947-48)

yes...thanks to all found ad in 9/48 trains mag.

YES! Thanks very much...I have the issue on my computer and can read it with magnification.