The PRR did use the car post-1957 with roof cement (not paint) that
made it appear as though painted black. It had the road name where
the train name was, retained the car name (as by happy coincidence,
it fit in the RAPIDS naming sequence of the PRR 10-6's) and retained
the full skirting. In this configuration it *did* make it on the CZ
at least once.
I have no idea why BLI didn't modify the model number. It certainly
makes the first run more valuable. Both runs are correct, but for
different eras.
At 10:18 PM 6/15/2006, you wrote:
>I don't think this has been mentioned in the group, but I just found
>out tonight when a friend got a "second run" Silver Rapids CZ car
>from Broadway Limited that they did not re-run the original Silver
>Rapids, even though the BL stock # (535) was re-used. The car that
>BL just issued is the Silver Rapids as it appeared after 1957. So
>the model itself is unchanged, BUT the roof is black, the
>letterboard reads PENNSYLVANIA and instead of PRR in the small
>boards at the end of the car it reads Pullman. So if you have
>ordered or plan to order the car to add to your CZ consist or run in
>a PRR train, you may not get the car in original CZ livery.
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>Seems odd that BL wouldn't give this version a different stock
>number (and nothing on the box indicates the change). It's an
>interesting idea to do the later PRR version, but I am surprised
>that BL didn't advertise it as such. I don't know if the PRR
>lettered and black-roof car retained the skirting for any length of
>time.
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>Just an FYI.
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>John Sauer
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