Re: [CBQ] C&S Two Bay Hoppers

["Sarah Griessenboeck via Groups.Io" <sarah.griessenboeck=yahoo.de@groups.io>]

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Despite a steady increase in my personal happiness this might finally lead into a total rivet count now, sorry about that in advance!

After looking over some pictures that Mr. Moyer sent me (thank you, Sir!) I would say that a CB&Q car in the mid 1940's should have had a Burlington Route herald with a black background. Can you confirm that also for the 300 C&S hoppers? I would say that the black background was dropped some day prior to 1945. A pic of HT-5B #189011 built in April 1945 shows the newer herald without black base. 

Since I model 1946 that would mean that I would have some cars in their original paint with the black herald and some other with just a white herald, depending on overhauling dates. What do you say?

To solve that secret I need one more puzzle piece. Why would a railroad stamp a car with "NEW 4.45" when there is a "BUILT 4.45" on the same car side. Does that mean that the car was not yet overhauled or repainted? In an other picture I read "GT 5.42" instead of "NEW" (Black based herald still). That car was shopped at "GT" (Where's that, by the way?) Maybe you could shed some light into this. 

I don't know why but I really enjoy a correctly lettered car much better. Is that a disease?
Thanks for your reactions!
Sarah

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