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Date: 06/20/11 15:13
Remember colorful boxcars?
Author: SuperC

In the days before gratuitous graffiti, this Port Huron and Detroit car was on the SP in 1987.

Adam

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Date: 06/20/11 15:22
Re: Remember colorful boxcars?
Author: odub

I've spotted a few colorful ones myself. For the fans of the CRI&P - Portland Oregon November 1178.

Don
Yreka

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Date: 06/20/11 17:54
Re: Remember colorful boxcars?
Author: MaineLines

These looked good for a few years in the early 1980s.

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Date: 06/21/11 19:36
Re: Remember colorful boxcars?
Author: mopacrr

These look good,but the ones from the 40's and 50's look better.

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Date: 06/21/11 21:17
Re: Remember colorful boxcars?
Author: md

Yeah those older BAR's were nice....however the State of Maine boxcar was always my favorite

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Date: 06/22/11 19:40
Re: Remember colorful boxcars?
Author: salcolsan

These cars were called Green Hornets by fans back in the day. If you ask me this IS the nicest paint scheme to adorn the side of any box car.
The Seaboard Air Line used this color on their cushion underframe cars ONLY. This included some bulkhead flats assigned to drywall service.

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