While not for steel cars a good resource on wood BREX cars was done by Bill
Welch. A link to it can be found at http://s-clmodeler.aclsal.org/ and then
scroll to the bottom and click on Special Issue - FGEX/WFEX/BREX Wooden Cars.
Richard Wilkens
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "graywolfs2" <graywolfs02@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Fred,
>
> If you can, find and purchase Burlington Bulletin #12 on reefers.
>
> Not knowing what photos you have seen, I will provide some short info from
> Bulletin #12.
>
> First though, if you have seen the 40' ice reefer from Athearn in the green
> w/yellow stripe, that is an incorrect car/paint scheme.
>
> The true green/yellow cars were 50' insulated boxcars.
>
> Here is a quote from BB #12 authored by the late Rod masterson and Robert
> Landregan:
>
> "When Fruit Growers Express began producing its RBNX insulated boxes in 1954,
> it adopted a minor paint scheme variation so the cars could be readily
> differentiated from ice-cooled reefers, since from ground level the only sure
> spotting feature - the presence or absence of rooftop ice hatches - was
> difficult to see. The simple expedient of painting two horizontal black
> stripes down the yellow sides of the RBNX cars made them recognizable at a
> glance.
>
> Since the 100 new Burlington cars, numbered RBBX 79000 - 79099, were to be
> leased to Burlington Refrigerator Express for operation and maintenance,
> Fruit Growers Express suggested that they be similarly striped. But Lawrence
> Hanke of the CB&Q in Chicago went one step and designed an entirely new paint
> scheme for the Burlington cars, utilizing the pair of horizontal black
> stripes. Instead of leaving the entire car yellow, however, Hanke's paint
> scheme called for a yellow band outlined by the black stripes; the remainder
> of the car - sides, ends, roof and underbody - was a deep forest green.
> Obviously, there was no way of mistaking these attractive cars for anything
> else! "BURLINGTON REFRIGERATOR EXPRESS" appeared in black on the yellow band
> to the left of the door, and the Burlington Route herald was centered on the
> band to the right of the door. All lettering on green areas was white. And
> these 100 cars established another first: They were the first Burlington
> freight equipment lettered in the new Block Gothic style of lettering." end
> quote.
>
>
> The ice bunker reefers and the mechanical reefers were the all yellow cars
> with mineral red car ends.
>
> There is a lot of great info on reefers in this issue!!
>
> I hope this rather long winded reply helps!
>
> Greg K.
> Minnesota
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Frederick Ripley <fjr68@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Folks,
> > I wonder if someone could offer some info about BREX paint schemes? For
> > 40-ft steel cars,I've seen shots of 2 schemes: green w/broad yellow stripe
> > near top of car (on which Burlington Route herald is placed), and solid
> > yellow. Did the solid yellow scheme replacethe green one at some point,
> > maybe ca. 1960? Any info would be appreciated.
> > Thanks,
> > Fred R.
> >
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