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Date: 07/14/19 09:56
MILW freight trucks color Q
Author: BoilingMan

Did the Milwaukee Road paint their freight car trucks “boxcar red”?
I’ve noticed that Exactrail does on some of their’s and got to wondering...
Thanks
SR

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Date: 07/14/19 13:06
Re: MILW freight trucks color Q
Author: railstiesballast

From my sample of one, an MDW box carrying large Milwaukee Road on the side, yes, Red Oxide of some sort.
 

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Date: 07/14/19 19:19
Re: MILW freight trucks color Q
Author: fbe

Cars built by Milwaukee shops got boxcar red trucks. Cars purchased from other builders likely had black trucks. Yellow ribside cars seemed to have black trucks.

It was a railroad so all common practices were subject to change without notice.

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Date: 07/14/19 19:29
Re: MILW freight trucks color Q
Author: BoilingMan

Thanks guys!
I’ve got a Sunshine Models kit I bought, oh, 15yrs ago at Winterail I’m (finally!!!) putting together. It’s a ribside boxcar- sooo... BC red trucks it is.
Again- thanks
SR

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