[CBQ] Re: Hand cars/push cars

["Gerald Edgar" <vje68@hotmail.com>]

To follow up on John's comments (our posts crossed) they were indeed mineral 
red pre-50's and stayed same longer on Lines West whereas Lines East was more 
agressive on going to orange. So depends on year & location unless you are 
modeling before "50 or well after.  In between you could have a mixture.  I 
made my initial response assuming most modelers are late 50's to BN.  Note too 
the change was same with the the 'big' equipment (mineral red to orange for 
Tool & Bunk cars, etc) 
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@...> wrote:
>
> They were first painted mineral red and push cars continued to be painted 
> mineral red. After about 1950, motor cars and a few push cars were painted 
> Omaha orange. Most of the "push car class" of M of W equipment like bridge 
> derricks, weed mowers, trailers (for carrying large gangs) and so on was 
> painted orange as well. Of course, over the years the orange faded to a more 
> yellow color.
> 
> 
> From: dr strangelove <kaiserwillieii0815@...>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 9:44 AM
> Subject: [CBQ] Hand cars/push cars
> 
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> Hi all.
> Quick question. Handcars/pushcars/mororcar trailers, (please sound off with 
> correct Q nomenclature), what color where they??
> Yellow or orange??
> 
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