Railroads can be like people. They decide on paint jobs with no thought as to what they will look like later on.
Charlie
Edit: Thanks DSchmitt for catching my boo-boo. Along with my poor research must have had N.P. on the mind.
Regards, Peter
Southern Pacific branch line- Origionally California Pacific (predecessor of SP) main line between Sacramento and San Francisco
I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.
I don't have a leg to stand on.
Maybe this photo of Frisco 600039 can serve as a weathering aid. Athearn has recently released an HO scale PC&F 50' ext. post SL-SF Frisco boxcar #600038.
Edit: Photo taken 1989 at Fairfield, Ca., on Southern Pacific tracks near Budweiser brewery.