Re: [CBQ] RPI box car

[RWA325@aol.com]

Presumably the car was painted gold in 1966, the year of the RPE Award.  I believe the paint job would have to be considerably older than one year to have attained that degree of weathering.  I am not sure what it means, but the white stenciling on the lower left end of the car appears to read something like DEC or OEM 6.70.  Would that refer to June 1970, making the paint job at least four years?

 

Bob Arthur

 

In a message dated 9/29/2013 8:33:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, qutlx1@aol.com writes:

 

Stating from memory w/o researching the Old field manuals; I seem to recall the rule was 1964 for new equipment and a several year phase in period for existing equipment. Also I recall that if the ladders and hand brake were lowered so there was no access to the roof,the roof walks could stay.

There were many cars still equipped with full ladders,high hand brakes and roof walks well into the 70s. Climbed up more than a few. Even. Watched a Condr walk across the tops and down a ladder to check a journal on a car while moving along, only once.

Leo Phillipp

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On Sep 29, 2013, at 7:20 PM, Ray Bedard <tczephyr@hotmail.com> wrote:

 

It appears that this photo was later than 1967. I don't remember when they outlawed running boards, but the ladders on are side are cut short. 

When did the RR's drop running boards and shorten ladders?

Ray

San Jose CA

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To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
From: gamlenz@ihug.co.nz
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 05:54:18 +1300
Subject: [CBQ] RPI box car

There’s a photo of one of the 1966 gold RPI box cars #61417 at
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CB-Q-Burlington-Route-Boxcar-Freight-Car-at-Red-Oak-Iowa-1967-Duplicate-Slide-/360751799741?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53fe7b9dbd

Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ

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