DT&I question

[lock4244]

I noticed on the announcement from Train-Worx that the upcoming DT&I car has waht appears to be a code above the reporting marks. "WSP" is stenciled on the car.

http://www.train-worx.com/4-86-dti.htm

So I thought I'd check the Bluford cars... and the magenta one has "BRO" stenciled in that spot. The already released Bluford blue DT&I car does not seem to have this code.

http://www.bluford-shops.com/bluford_shops_launch_2_006.htm
http://www.bluford-shops.com/bluford_shops_launch_2_003.htm scroll down.

Now the magenta is an as delivered paintscheme, while the blue represents a repainted car, so maybe this was something they dropped. So far as the Train-worx car is concerned, might the "WSP" stand for "Windsor Stamping Plant"? Is this a way they designated what plants the cars were assigned to? If so, what does "BRO" designate?

Finally, MTL did a green 60' high cube boxcar for DT&I painted green that has "322" in this location instead of alpha characters. What might this mean?

[cv_acr]

The codes are definately all pool or assignment codes. But I'm not too sure how likely it is to find what pools or plants they all represented.

[asarge]

The Blue Car they released is an as delivered scheme, The Pullman cars actually had 3 pastel schemes, Blue, Magenta and Green. They also did a Cypress green schemes that weathered much better than the other three.

The letters designated different pool service as did the colors if I remember correctly although the colors may have originally beemn for specific manufacturer's... at least the 86' ers.

Also, the numbers may nopt neccessarily reflect a specifc AUTO parts plant. They used numbers to designate a bunch of specific customer assignments, like the Campbells Soup Plant in Napolean, although they didn't use large capacity boxcars there.

[Frank Amato]

Those pastel schemes are just asking for the Mann fade treatment!

  Frank

[asarge]

Those pastel schemes are just asking for the Mann fade treatment!

Oh yeah, boy those things morphed into some strange color fades. They looked like deformed easter eggs.

[lock4244]

OK, I figured they must have been a code for something... otherwise, why bother putting them there.

[Bluford Craig]

Hi Mike,

The BRO code is for Ford's Brownstone plant. I don't know about the WSP.

Craig
www.bluford-shops.com

[lock4244]

Thanks Craig. This is my new guess for WSP - Woodhaven Stamping Plant:

http://media.ford.com/plant_display.cfm?plant_id=27

Windsor is an engine plant.

Keep the 86' boxes coming Craig, they are fantastic models... you've done a wonderful job on them.