Freight Car Department

CHAPTER 3

  !!!   RED    !!!

Monday dawned with a clear blue sky and the game was on.  This entire project was beset with hurdles to be conquered and in this case the supplier did not have the color mixed or the quantity needed.

B End

The underbody and hoppers are done, and started on the end.

B End

Frank Sirinek had to shoot an image of me in my paint spattered clothes.

B End

Moving Along

The A end has been painted, which you may see toward the far end of the car.

Left Side

As they started on the left side, you really had the impact of this color, for the first time.

Closer

Closer

Almost done with the left side as we remained in the safe zone, fascinated and unable to stop clicking the shutter.

First Coat Almost Done

WOW!

Next Morning

The car is being pulled out of the Barn for the next day's work, resplendent in shiny red paint.

Second Coat

Almost Done

The second coat really popped out the color and made a big difference.  And for those of you asking (many did), we did not paint the inside.  I have the specifications for the car as built, and no, the inside was not painted when new from the factory.

Yaremko Photo, Staffan Ehnbom Collection

You may ask what is next, so here is a very old faded color image of a car in the same series, fully lettered as we intend to do.  Please help out with your donations.  Money is needed, and we spend it carefully, this is an active project.  Fund R 70104