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Pacific Fruit Express Aluminum Refrigerator Car PFE 45698

BRIAN PAUL EHNI
 

Note the order the heralds are applied: SP leading on one side with UP leading on the other. 

Dead giveaway. 

Thanks!
Brian Ehni 
(Sent from my iPhone)

On Oct 10, 2022, at 8:19 PM, Dan Smith <espeefan@...> wrote:

Bill,

Every photo posted on this thread so far has been of car # 45698.
Just an interesting tidbit, all photos posted of 45798 have been of the same side of the car, the left side.

No photos of the Alcoa car # 44739 have yet been posted on this thread.

Dan

Dan Smith
 

Brain, I beg to differ.

As built in 1946 & 1947, the heralds were the same on both sides.with the UP medallion closest to the end.

It was in June of 1951 when the SP herald returned to the B end of the car, Like in Richard Wilkens great photo
of a repainted 45698.

Dan Smith
Tony Thompson
 

Dan Smith wrote:

Brain, I beg to differ.

As built in 1946 & 1947, the heralds were the same on both sides.with the UP medallion closest to the end.

It was in June of 1951 when the SP herald returned to the B end of the car, Like in Richard Wilkens great photo
of a repainted 45698.
Dan is right. But please, let’s remember that Wilkens only SENT the photo. It’s Dallas Gilbertson’s photo.

Tony Thompson
Dan Smith
 

And my apologies, Tony is absolutely correct.

Dallas Gilbertson took that great photo and I should have credited as such. My mistake.

A big thank you to Richard Wilkens though or posting the photo from Tom Dill's collection. You have been most gracious to the group.

Dan Smith

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