- 1. [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: gregudolph@gmail.com
- Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 13:26:39 -0700
- Hey guys, The Texas State Railroad is at the tail end of restoring a CB&Q ballast car. Hard to find any info on it but I’m looking for any info on how to properly letter it. Any help would be a
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00003.html (10,811 bytes)
- 2. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Udolph" <gregudolph@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2019 17:19:52 -0500
- The photo of 221691 is a 1960 repaint lettering style in Gothic font. The original was Q Railroad Roman. Restorers will have to decide which font and lettering to use. Nelson Moyer From: CBQ@groups.
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00007.html (14,743 bytes)
- 3. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Udolph" <gregudolph@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2019 18:17:21 -0500
- Thats it but tough to read all the lettering. Does anyone have a paint diagram for these cars? Nelson Moyer From: CBQ@groups.io [mailto:CBQ@groups.io] On Behalf Of BRIAN PAUL EHNI Sent: Saturday, Ju
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00011.html (19,758 bytes)
- 4. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Udolph" <gregudolph@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 12:43:20 -0500
- Louis, We have no idea what our original number is. By the time we started restoring it, there was nothing left in the way of paint. Mostly rust and rotted wood. Looks different now. I'm not sure i
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00019.html (17,214 bytes)
- 5. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Udolph" <gregudolph@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 13:09:39 -0500
- Also Louis, Does anyone know what color they would have been originally. I put Chinese Red on it but I believe originally they would have been a bit darker. Any ideas? Thanks, Greg On Jun 2, 2019, at
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00021.html (20,264 bytes)
- 6. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Udolph" <gregudolph@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 13:38:43 -0500
- This car came with a lot of cars when the Texas State was starting up in the mid 70s. The whole lot came from a scrap company down here called Southwest Car Parts in Longview, TX. I will check the pa
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00023.html (23,083 bytes)
- 7. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Udolph" <gregudolph@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 08:05:00 -0500
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- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00034.html (21,052 bytes)
- 8. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Udolph" <gregudolph@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 11:51:05 -0500
- 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 11:4
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00040.html (24,598 bytes)
- 9. Re: [CBQ] CB&Q Ballast car (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Udolph" <gregudolph@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 23:19:15 -0500
- The trucks under all these CB&Q class MWB-14 composite (i.e., steel framed with wood sides) 70-ton ballast cars are National Steel Casting type B-1, designated as truck No. 72A by the Burlington and
- /archives/BRHSLIST/2019-06/msg00085.html (32,246 bytes)
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