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[quote]QUOTE: QUOTE: Originally posted by andre-ingels <br /> <br />QUOTE: Atlas (36' meat reefers WITHOUT billboard schemes) <br /> <br />I tought billboard schemes were authorized again somewhere in the 50s, <br />could it be? <br /> <br />Andre <br />Brussels, Belgium (The Beer Country) <br /> <br />Not quite. The whole reason for the billboard ban was that the cars were originally used in general service. Hence, a car painted for Hershey Chocolate could actually contain hot dogs, or even worse, Mars Chocolate. Shippers didn't like advertising their competition, so the ban was put in place. <br /> <br />Afterwards, flash paint schemes WERE still allowed, so long as the car was in captive service to the shipper that leased the car. So later periods ended up with brilliant schemes like the Swift red cars (1949-1960 or so), but those cars were ONLY used by Swift. They're not considered "billboard" cars. <br />-------------------- <br />Modeling the NKP in Peoria, circa 1950 <br />"Steam: the only choice!" <br /> <br />Ray Breyer [/quote] <br /> <br />Thanks for your help Ray. <br />Heartbreaking news for me 'cause I have to put a lot of that colorful cars aside [|(]. <br />I'm modeling the C&O's transition era. <br /> <br />Regards, <br /> <br />Andre
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