08-19-2009, 10:05 AM
The NKP also changed the lettering style on their freight cars, from this:
[album]1347[/album]
to this, in about 1943, although not all of the original cars would have been re-painted at that time:
[album]1346[/album]
There was yet another change to that pesky "R", I believe around 1948, that left the letter large, but straightened the ever-changing "tail" of the letter - I don't have a photo, as it's too modern for my modelled era. Surprisingly, perhaps, the curvy tail on the "K" remained.
The first photo, above, is the version in use on my layout, and is a repaint of the car seen in the second photo.
Wayne
[album]1347[/album]
to this, in about 1943, although not all of the original cars would have been re-painted at that time:
[album]1346[/album]
There was yet another change to that pesky "R", I believe around 1948, that left the letter large, but straightened the ever-changing "tail" of the letter - I don't have a photo, as it's too modern for my modelled era. Surprisingly, perhaps, the curvy tail on the "K" remained.
The first photo, above, is the version in use on my layout, and is a repaint of the car seen in the second photo.
Wayne