Folks:
I took the liberty to contact Rob Pisani (e-mail: rob@atlasrr.com)
at Atlas about the Hart Selective Ballast Car paint issue. Atlas is
very committed to making sure the model is prototypically correct
and they are definitely open to our help. I will be more than happy
to make sure info gets through to Rob, but here is our chance to
make sure this car is exactly what we HO Burlington modelers need.
Pictures are probably the most important commodity right now.
Anyway, here is Rob's reply to my e-mail sent today (I might add Rob
responded same day, so this is important to Atlas):
Tom,
Thanks for your message. You are actually not the first person to
relate this information to me. I have already responded to the
others, but I'm not sure if they will post my reply to the list.
You may relate my comments to the list to clear matters up, and to
possibly get an answer to one question (below).
Artwork for this car was developed using actual ACF builder's
photos, which show the cars as built in 1941. It appears that the
scheme referenced by Russ below is actually a later scheme.
According to one source, these cars were painted "CB&Q Standard Red"
when built in 1941. I now have conflicting information as to
whether this matches the "red-brown" color of the pre-production
sample, or if it should be the darker "mineral red" color that the
CNW and SPS cars have. If anyone on the list can help clarify this,
I would appreciate it!
Please keep in mind I have already mentioned this to others, so you
may see it posted by someone else, as well.
Regards,
Rob Pisani
Atlas Model Railroad Co.
www.atlasrr.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Mack [mailto:tmack@chmack.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:58 PM
To: Rob Pisani
Subject: New Hart Ballast cars - CB&Q
Importance: High
Thanks for the announcement regarding the new Hart Ballast Car in
CB&Q paint. There were two posts on the Burlington Yahoo Groups web
site that I would like to call your attention. Maybe you could help
clarify the issue, since I'm sure Atlas did their homework.
First Post:
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 15:59:00 -0800 (PST)
From: jeff worones <jworones@yahoo.com>
Subject: Atlas Q Hart Ballast cars
Hi all;
Just got an Atlas news flash that will make everyone happy....
A mineral red Q paint job on the Hart ballast car! Cut and paste the
link below into the address line of your browser. Be sure to get the
whole thing - the text may have wrapped to the next line.
My question-
Would this scheme still be acceptable for the late 1960's or should
I stick with my undecs and paint them orange?
Thanks!
Jeff Worones
Las Vegas, NV
Second Post:
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:38:16 -0600
From: "Russell Strodtz" <vlbg@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Atlas Q Hart Ballast cars
Jeff,
Never saw a car in that series painted either the Atlas color or
orange. Go to the SP&S car on that page and you will be close to
the right color.
Also never saw a car with trucks painted to match the car sides.
Only one "loading line" on car. They had at least two, slag, and
sand or gravel. Not very sure about the herald either. I know the
composites were just white with no black background, would have to
say these would be the same. Even in the mid sixties some of these
cars were so beat up that they had lost most of their lettering. A
few were so bad that you had to do a memory job on a rollby check.
You can't look at both sides and both ends while the train is moving.
Some of these cars were still in ballast or beet service into the
early 80's. Some with patch BN numbers but some without.
Can not see the quality of the casting of the doors from those
photos. That is the real test of a model of this type of car. As for
paint scheme if they were working from a photo it was not of a
typical, or possibly any, car.
Russ
End of Posts
I would be happy to post your reply to the site as I know a lot of
us are drooling over this new car and ready to place our orders
(count me in for all 6).
Tom Mack
Cincinnati, Ohio
mack@chmack.com
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