I have a Will Whittaker photo of 2324 taken in 1949 that also shows traces of the WP herald showing through otherwise new SN paint (and still on arch bar trucks). I have also seen another with a much more visible WP herald, possibly the photo Bill mentions. I conclude that either the WP shops, or the SN, did a lousy job on the initial?repaints. Many SN boxcars were last?reweighed in 1954/1955, probably when they were converted to Andrews trucks. I suspect that they were also repainted (again) when shopped. Later photos of the ex-WP boxcars in my collection do not show the WP herald at all.
On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 7:36?PM Bill Shippen <pitstopharold@...> wrote:
Folks...
Just viewed a scan of this boxcar and it still has the WP emblem on the door. I was under the impression that the emblems were painted over. Garth, comments?
