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thomasjmdavis

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Re: October MicroTrains
« Reply #15 on: September 30, 2022, 02:07:22 PM »
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Can someone confirm that EJ&E flatcars came in green with yellow lettering?  I have black car with white lettering in my memory.
I can't say for sure, because the photo I found of the cannon on EJ&E flatcars is in black and white.... but the color looks lighter than black, to me.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/cold-war/atomic-annie-cannon.html

BTW, it says "8 flatcars were required..", but since 2 barrels are visible on the 5 flatcars they show, I'm thinking there may be 2 cannons on the 8 flatcars.
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Re: October MicroTrains
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2022, 04:02:45 PM »
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Looks like Walthers did them in green in HO.  Hmm....


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Re: October MicroTrains
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2022, 06:08:06 PM »
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I think some of us are paranoid about green freight cars because of all the green Santa Fe stock cars we've seen produced by every model company that ever produced a stock car, except Intermountain. And I guess BLI, if you call that thing a stock car.

I'm willing to believe EJ&E had green flat cars.  They certainly did also have black flat cars, and according to Tichy's graphics that show their decals, they also had brown flat cars.  I note that EJ&E seemed to paint every batch of boxcars they had differently- ending up with boxcar red, green, and orange with green cars- so it may have been true that flat cars were treated similarly.  I've noted that a couple model companies have also produced green EJ&E gondolas, but all the ones I can find photos of are black.
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Re: October MicroTrains
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2022, 06:30:04 PM »
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Prototype photo of 871 here:
https://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2016/01/waybills-part-48-multi-compartment-tank.html
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A bigger issue might be, when did GATX adopt the angular "stencil gothic" type (on the G and the 8), which I suppose might make it a non-starter for my mid 50s timeframe as well.  Ah well....maybe I can get an undec....

While I don't have a specific change date, I believe you're right about the angular G and 8. Still, given the actual size of the lettering on the model, I'm thinking it will be hard to distinguish, especially with weathering. I'm getting one for my late forties era...
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Re: October MicroTrains
« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2022, 07:22:38 PM »
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While I don't have a specific change date, I believe you're right about the angular G and 8. Still, given the actual size of the lettering on the model, I'm thinking it will be hard to distinguish, especially with weathering. I'm getting one for my late forties era...
Otto
I'm probably going to do the same thing. The car itself looks right. EDIT- as Otto points out below, the car itself is not right for the prototype photo, because of the dome heights.

Somewhere in my collection, I have a magazine or booklet of 15 or 20 years ago, with a substantial article on tank cars- but no idea WHICH magazine or booklet, and quick browsing of mainline modelers hasn't produced it.
« Last Edit: October 01, 2022, 10:22:41 AM by thomasjmdavis »
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Re: October MicroTrains
« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2022, 10:21:02 PM »
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Tom, here's another similar car from "Steam Era Reference Manual Vol. Two" by Speedwitch Media. Note the large middle (original) dome. Otto