Re: [CBQ] M/W Paint

[Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@surewest.net>]

Thanks for the replies. 1948 is earllier than I thought, I was  
thinking it would have been at the same time as the switch to Chinese  
red.
And of course I didn' t think to chack back through the Zephyrs.

Ken Martin


On Jul 19, 2010, at 12:13 AM, Rupert & Maureen wrote:

> You're right! According to an Answer in Zephyr #28 "The first use  
> of "Omaha" orange paint on maintenance-of-way equipment was in
> 1948.  One source has told the ZEPHYR that the re-painting of the  
> Lines East rail gang, which was about fifty cars, took place in
> the summer of 1948.  The entire outfit was painted orange at Clyde  
> Yard in Cicero, Il."
>
> Rupert



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