PC: Re: Re: Round Roof Boxcars

["Bill K" <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Incedentally, most of those reporting marks are still valid - 
PC, PRR, NYC, RDG, LV, EL all still roll - 

Bill's Syracuse rail page 
 
http://www.dreamscape.com/pontiac/rail.html

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: From: Jim Homoki <JHOMOKI -AT- mbakercorp.com>
: To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
: Subject: PC: Re: Round Roof Boxcars
: Date: Friday, July 10, 1998 2:15 PM
: 
: One or more old wagon tops may have been painted in PC Green,
: as Jerry can help prove with a photo, but remember
: the equipment register goes by reporting marks
: and car numbers.  Unless a rebuilding program
: for an entire number series was performed, you can't
: be sure a car from a previous owner was completely repainted.
: Conrail was probably the master of slapover paint jobs.  They had
: to deal with something like 15 valid reporting marks at merger time.
: 
: Jim