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Did anyone ever consider the J&L Tank builders photo that truly everyone has used forever was reversed for black and white?

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Bill,?

It was standard practice to "white wash" equipment in order to knock the shine off and enhance the display of the details. With steam engines it was more of a matt spray. With freight equipment it was more of a grey color.

When the B&O rolled out their wagon top series of cars for display they were painted in a grey color with black lettering. The display included included their caboose, cement hopper & box car. After the cars were removed from their display they were all painted into in-service colors with the proper in-service lettering.?

Mike (Ohio)
 

To Mike's Lytle's point, attached are a couple cars with "reversed" builders photo colors to enhance the detail to prospective buyers.? Car builders weren't trying to satisfy a few hundred train buffs, they were trying to show off their quality and attention to detail to get railroad management to order a few thousand copies of the freight car!

It is indeed ironic that Bernie Thomas (remember him??) worked a portion of his short adult life in Aliquippa, PA? for J&L.? He likely saw these cars "up close and personal", but never wrote about them.? Had the car been introduced prior to Bernie's death, we would likely have scads of info.? I was told by John Sudimak (Jack's father) that on Bernie's tombstone was carved a railroad oriented text, but I have no way of confirming that...
Jim Kindraka
Grand Rapids, MI


On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 6:09?PM Michael Lytle via <bnomike280=[email protected]> wrote:
Bill,?

It was standard practice to "white wash" equipment in order to knock the shine off and enhance the display of the details. With steam engines it was more of a matt spray. With freight equipment it was more of a grey color.

When the B&O rolled out their wagon top series of cars for display they were painted in a grey color with black lettering. The display included included their caboose, cement hopper & box car. After the cars were removed from their display they were all painted into in-service colors with the proper in-service lettering.?

Mike (Ohio)

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