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---- HOL WAGNER <holpennywagner@msn.com> wrote:
> Greg:
>
> No, the FW&D never had any ballast cars of this type; the only hopper-type
> ballast cars they ever had were all-steel and considerably shorter. Go with
> the CB&Q initials and number!
>
> Hol
>
> ________________________________
> From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of Greg Udolph
> <gregudolph@gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 10:51 AM
> To: CBQ@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car
>
> Louis,
> Did the FW&D ever have any of these cars? I always like to add a little
> Texas to them, if possible. Sometimes it takes a bit of "creative licensing."
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
> On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 11:45 AM Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io
> <LZadnichek=aol.com@groups.io<mailto:aol.com@groups.io>> wrote:
> June 3, 2019
>
> Greg - Excellent! Now that you've found the ballast car's original number,
> you can repaint it on the sides when finished restoring. I have two other
> images to share with you. Attached are in-service images of CB&Q ballast
> hoppers downgraded to beet service Nos. 221574 and 221660, sisters to your
> car.
>
> Don't worry about having first painted the car Chinese red. That color will
> be a good undercoat and preservative for when you put the final coat of
> mineral red on to make the car look authentic. Please share some images of
> your restored ballast hopper with us when finished. Best Regards - Louis
>
> Louis Zadnichek II
> Fairhope, AL
>
> In a message dated 6/3/2019 8:05:18 AM Central Standard Time,
> gregudolph@gmail.com<mailto:gregudolph@gmail.com> writes:
>
> All,
> Attached is a Dead of Gift for the ballast car and some of our other CB&Q
> equipment. The car number was originally CB&Q 221674. Hope this helps narrow
> down the search.
> Greg
>
> On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 11:29 PM Tom Kline <tkline@airmail.net> wrote:
>
> Gentlemen,
>
>
>
> Looking through my files I found an image (albeit poor) of the CB&Q car in
> question at the Texas State Railroad in Rusk, TX that I took in 1984 on a
> lousy rainy day. Unfortunately it’s horribly grainy and doesn’t offer much
> detail to the lettering questions since most of it is gone by this date, but
> I thought I’d offer it to the group in case it might help someone. I was
> hoping I could glean a car number off it but as you can see on the upper car
> end it has been painted out, probably by the railroad prior to the sale to
> Southwest Car Parts. In a color photo I have showing it from a distance the
> color of the car looks like boxcar red.
>
>
>
> Using my photo editing platform I was able to zoom in on the remaining
> lettering and here’s what I found: Starting at the far (A end) of the car
> working towards us: “For Beet Loading Only” stencil, dimensional data
> stencil (two lines), more dimensional data stencil (two lines), “For Beet
> Loading Only” stencil, Repack Data BN (and unreadable location code), 8-17-70
> second line, and wheel inspection dot.
>
>
>
> Hopefully Greg can find an official document to fill in all the other
> questions.
>
>
>
> For what it’s worth I hope this helps!
>
> Tom Kline
>
> Houston, Texas
>
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> From: CBQ@groups.io [mailto:CBQ@groups.io] On Behalf Of Rupert Gamlen
> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2019 8:15 PM
> To: CBQ@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car
>
>
>
> Louis
>
> I suspect that your photo was a company photo, taken at Havelock, of the
> first of the class. Just a slight discrepancy between the date of the photo
> and the construction date on the car.
>
> Were the wood sides a wartime economy measure?
>
> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
>
>
>
> From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Louis Zadnichek via Groups.Io
> Sent: Monday, 3 June 2019 4:57 a.m.
> To: CBQ@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car
>
>
>
> June 2, 2019
>
>
>
> Greg - I can contribute the attached three-quarter side image of CB&Q 221500
> taken in March 1943.
>
>
>
> What is the original car number for the ballast hopper your group has
> restored? Best Regards - Louis
>
>
>
> Louis Zadnichek II
>
> Fairhope, AL
>
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