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Tuesday, April 13. 2010URTX 26640 New Research - April 13, 2010
WOW! We have been working on this car for over a year and done a lot of research. We could find no photos really close to our car number. Enter Victor Humphreys who located the below image, part of the Jay Williams Collection.
 URTX 26628 This is a shot taken December 18, 1960 in Dallas, Texas. It is clearly a shot of a sister car in the same series with all details matching our car. We really nailed the lettering as all major items match what we have applied. There are a few details regarding paint separation lines which will be easy enough to touch up. BUT - there is always a 'but' - this car displays a MILWAUKEE ROAD herald on the right side indicating they leased it from URTX. There was no evidence of any such herald on our car but after 40 years outdoors, that could have easily disappeared. So, what say you all? Apply the herald as shown (painted on, not a medallion) to our car? |
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Wed, 12-04-2013 12:37
Thanks John for the info. Any and all help is much appreciated. J.Sakash Co. has just donated a brand new drawbar sling to us, very useful. We also [...]
Wed, 12-04-2013 05:57
This reply not in its right thread, but I was having trouble posting a comment there. Again, not my Department but I believe the Olympus was scrapped [...]
Tue, 12-03-2013 08:39
Hello I have a question about one of the passenger cars that IRM was going to acquire. What happened to buying the CB&Q Olympus? Just curious as you [...]
Tue, 12-03-2013 08:34
Ah well that's a disappointment. Thanks for getting back to me.
Tue, 12-03-2013 05:19
Not my department but I know plans have been made for acquisition. When some of them became available in the first round of those retired, [...]
Tue, 12-03-2013 05:16
I am not sure I understand your comment on the pictures. In the BLOG entry the thumbnail is the image you see. If you click once on anyone of them [...]
Mon, 12-02-2013 19:07
I have a question for you as one of the curators do you think the museum would be able to get some of the old Metra Highliner cars? I believe that in [...]
Mon, 12-02-2013 18:58
the larger print is the bomb
Mon, 12-02-2013 17:25
Nice font...very readable, don't have to strain to read. Now, if the pictures were larger....the way they are posted prohibits enlarging by clicking [...]
Mon, 12-02-2013 08:22
Always nice to be able to see what I'm trying to read. That's an improvement, imho. Now, if something could be done to make the anti-spam code [...]
Sun, 12-01-2013 12:09
Hello Chris Thanks for your concern but there are so many holes in the car that there is plenty of air circulating in the car. Roger
Sun, 12-01-2013 12:07
Hello Kurt There is no active effort on the M-35. But little things are being worked on. Two people interested and always more jobs than [...]