I'll clarify what I said. Some of the composites but
not all, did have EW on one side and WOTZ on the
other, when in boxcar red.
John
--- "John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@y...> wrote:
> It is strange that you have never heard or saw the
> same slogan on both sides, but then agaain, I guess
> I
> have looked at a lot more hopper cars than you. The
> 55
> ton steel and composite hoppers when painted boxcar
> red, had "Everywhere West" on both sides as did the
> 70
> ton HT-10's. When the steel cars were repainted
> Chinese red, they got "Way of the Zephyrs" on one
> side
> and "Everywhere West" on the other side. The
> composites got no slogan because of the braces. The
> class MWB-14 & MWB- 15 ballast cars got EW on one
> side
> and WOTZ on the other when were in boxcar red.
> John D. Mitchell, Jr.
> --- cy svobodny <ctsvobodny@y...> wrote:
> > never heard or saw the same slogan on both sides.
> > --- bill_og <haywarb@b...> wrote:
> > > I have read the BRHS's Freight Car Data Sheet on
> > the
> > > "55 Ton War
> > > Emergency Hoppers". These are the 2-bay coal
> > > hoppers made of wood
> > > and steel during WWII.
> > >
> > > These hoppers were originally painted mineral
> red
> > > with the scripted
> > > slogans on the sides. If I read the article
> > > correctly, I have the
> > > impression that some had the "Everywhere West"
> > (EW)
> > > slogan on both
> > > sides, while others had the EW slogan on one
> side
> > > and the "Way of the
> > > Zephyrs" (WOTZ) slogan on the other side. Is
> this
> > > correct?
> > >
> > > Did any of the composite hoppers have the WOTZ
> > > slogan on both sides?
> > >
> > > Did any BR/CB&Q freight cars with slogans have
> the
> > > WOTZ slogan on
> > > both sides?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your responses.
> > >
> > > Bill H.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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