Hate to correct such things, Charlie - but....
The SILVER RAPIDS never had a "silver roof" (as I know you know). it
was natural stainless. And the "black roof" was roofing cement
which tended toward the brown spectrum after a while (as it had some
petroleum products in it). The first and third runs of SILVER
RAPIDS is coming with no decorated roof, it is simulated stainless
like the rest of the car.
The SILVER RAPIDS showed up occasionally on the CZ post 1957, but as
you say not often, the ones I typically saaw were tuscan - the PRR
typically kept the stainless cars for the Florida runs (or at least
the N-S runs, with the tuscan cars for the E-W runs).
The only reason I *do* "correct" such things is that I've seen far
too many silver painted abominations (while I think that BLI
stainless version is one of the best done)
At 01:58 PM 11/13/2006, Charlie Vlk wrote:
>Just a clarification.....
>BLI first released the Silver Rapids in CZ paint (with silver roof).
>They then released the SIlver Rapids in PRR paint (with black roof)
>using the old stock number, which caused some confusion.
>There is a re-run of the first SIlver Rapids in CZ paint (with
>silver roof) coming with the new car names release next year with a
>new stock number.
>
>The PRR paint Silver Rapids had PRR style "Pennsylvania" on the
>train name letterboard and "Silver Rapids" on the car name, with
>only one set of ownership plates with "PRR". It may have run on the
>CZ after discontinuance of the transcon service but only by chance
>as a foreign road sleeper carrying a tour group. Most of the PRR
>cars that were added to the CZ were Tuscan Red cars.
>PC also had a paint job on this car that has not been done yet.
>
>Charlie Vlk
>Railroad Model Resources
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>
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> BLI is finally re-releasing the silver roof car! (after doing a black roof
> version,
> still lettered CZ). Am looking forward to getting one of these.
>
Bob Webber
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