Hi Guys,

The Amarillo Railroad Museum is interested in producing the T&P 1700-1724
series mail storage boxcars. Doe snayone out there have or know of a painting
diagram? I have most of the data I need from Ed Hawkins excellent article in
the Spring 2000 MPHS Eagle. Thanks!

Jerry Michels



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Doing them in original brown or eagle colors?

Jerry -

I just completed four of those cars using data from the Oddballs Decal sheet and data from an article by Martin Loftin in May 1994 Model Railroader. I took Loftin's measurements and drew a diagram on a file card.

Great choice for a project. You've really got to want that car to do all the measuring, masking, waiting for the paint to dry, and tedious decaling.

Frank

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Hi Guys,

The Amarillo Railroad Museum is interested in producing the T&P 1700-1724
series mail storage boxcars. Doe snayone out there have or know of a painting
diagram? I have most of the data I need from Ed Hawkins excellent article in
the Spring 2000 MPHS Eagle. Thanks!

Jerry Michels

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The Amarillo Railroad Museum is interested in producing the T&P 1700-

1724 series mail storage boxcars. Doe snayone out there have or know
of a painting diagram? I have most of the data I need from Ed Hawkins
excellent article in the Spring 2000 MPHS Eagle. Thanks!

Jerry Michels

Jerry, I've not seen any passenger car T&P painting diagrams. While
the T&P diesel painting diagrams made to to MP's offices in St. Louis I
don't think the passenger diagrams were moved from the T&P's Ft. Worth
general offices. If no one comes up with them and you need dimensions
off the MP's Eagle passenger car diagrams let me know - be glad to help.

Charlie

Jerry

Looks like a T&P express box car on this Southern train in
Alexandria VA, in 1959.

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Tim O'Connor

P.S. When did Southern switch to black on its locos? I thought
it was after 1960... (please reply off list since this is STMFC)
I'm guessing it was right around 1959 since there's one of each
on this train.