Re: PC: Spotting predecessors

["Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

they would not be repainting Keystones on cars now or at the time of this
sighting, 4 years ago.

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> From: mpend <mpend -AT- concentric.net>
> To: penn-central -AT- smellycat.com
> Subject: Re: PC: Spotting predecessors
> Date: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 3:21 AM
> 
> Doug Semon wrote:
> > 
> > Greetings!
> > 
> > About four years ago, I saw, from a distance, a covered hopper in the
yard
> > next to Cleveland Hopkins airport.  What was remarkable about this is
the
> > paint looked fairly new (no rust or serious fading) and it clearly had
the
> > PRR Keystone logo (and no other logo) intact.  I couldn't see the
reporting
> > marks or anything else.  Amazing.
> > 
> > Now, my question.  Has anyone seen or heard of any rolling stock that
still
> > has NYC logos intact?  I'm more interested in NYC than PC, but I
thought it
> > would be an appropriate question.
> > 
> > -doug-
> Doug,
> The Conrail merger has caused Freight cars to be marked in predecessors
> reporting marks depending on which road the cars are going to. I don't
> know if this is what you saw but, could be.
>     - Mike Pendergrass