North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548


Robert kirkham
 

is it about different materials - some to which paint sticks; some “not so much”?

Rob

On Oct 11, 2022, at 11:40 AM, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:


WOW  - I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it -- painting the hinges and latches a different color
than the ice hatch tops ? Who does that ?? :-D


On 10/10/2022 2:24 PM, Richard Wilkens wrote:
More refrigerator car photos taken by Dallas Gilbertson, North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548 at Santa Maria, CA in May 1953. Tom Dill Collection, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Richard Wilkens
Director of Collections
Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive

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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts


Steve SANDIFER
 

  • Look at the variation in weathering of the PFE reefers in this photo: DAG14-016.jpg

 

 

 

J. Stephen Sandifer

 

From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 1:40 PM
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548

 


WOW  - I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it -- painting the hinges and latches a different color
than the ice hatch tops ? Who does that ?? :-D


On 10/10/2022 2:24 PM, Richard Wilkens wrote:

More refrigerator car photos taken by Dallas Gilbertson, North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548 at Santa Maria, CA in May 1953. Tom Dill Collection, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Richard Wilkens
Director of Collections
Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive

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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts


Tim O'Connor
 


WOW  - I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it -- painting the hinges and latches a different color
than the ice hatch tops ? Who does that ?? :-D


On 10/10/2022 2:24 PM, Richard Wilkens wrote:

More refrigerator car photos taken by Dallas Gilbertson, North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548 at Santa Maria, CA in May 1953. Tom Dill Collection, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Richard Wilkens
Director of Collections
Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive

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Tim O'Connor
Sterling, Massachusetts


WILLIAM PARDIE
 

Has  anyone produced accurate hatch supports as seen in these photos?  Plano has done an accurate version of an earlier support.

Bill.Pardie



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From: Richard Wilkens <railsnw123@...>
Date: 10/10/22 8:24 AM (GMT-10:00)
To: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io
Subject: [RealSTMFC] North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548

More refrigerator car photos taken by Dallas Gilbertson, North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548 at Santa Maria, CA in May 1953. Tom Dill Collection, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Richard Wilkens
Director of Collections
Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive


Paul Doggett
 

Great photos thank you for sharing 

Paul Doggett     England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 


On 10 Oct 2022, at 19:24, Richard Wilkens <railsnw123@...> wrote:

More refrigerator car photos taken by Dallas Gilbertson, North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548 at Santa Maria, CA in May 1953. Tom Dill Collection, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Richard Wilkens
Director of Collections
Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive

Attachments:


Richard Wilkens
 

More refrigerator car photos taken by Dallas Gilbertson, North Western Refrigerator Line Refrigerator Car NWX 10548 at Santa Maria, CA in May 1953. Tom Dill Collection, Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Richard Wilkens
Director of Collections
Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive