The roofs were black. DRale----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen J. Levine" <sjl@prodigy.net>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] California Zephyr/Nebraska Zephyr/Pool 1949 Budd Baggage
Cars
>I was still a toddler at the time, so dark green would have looked black to
>me.
>
> sjl
>
> John Trulson <norskeviking@msn.com> wrote:
> I'd really question a "black" Havelock baggage car, dark green
> yes. John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephen J. Levine<mailto:sjl@prodigy.net>
> To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com<mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] California Zephyr/Nebraska Zephyr/Pool 1949 Budd
> Baggage Cars
>
> When I took my first ride on the CZ, back in the early 50's, it was
> running a black Havelock baggage car.
>
> sjl
>
> Aeolus3@aol.com<mailto:Aeolus3@aol.com> wrote:
> As far as the question of baggage cars, when there had to be a substitute
> baggage car on the CZ the only one I have ever seen a photo of was a
> Burlington
> Havelock baggage car. Of course I'm not saying that other baggage cars
> were
> put into use... the only one I've seen a photo of was a Havelock.
>
> As far as the Q F-3's go, they stayed together throughout most their
> service
> life. One reason being they lacked dynamic braking. This is perhaps why
> after being removed from passenger service and later repainted in gray
> they kept
> the original numbers 9960-9962 ABC. Dynamic brakes were never installed on
> those nine F units. Although the steam boilers were removed, when I don't
> know
> but I would think at the time they were shopped for repainting.
>
> I have thought about modeling a set in freight paint, 9961 ABC of course
> using the Genesis bodies. I was hoping Athearn would do a set in freight
> paint,
> but they haven't said anything about that.
>
> Loren Johnson
>
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