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Rolling stock on the New Haven in 1949

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Rolling stock on the New Haven in 1949
Posted by elec_tron42 on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 12:50 PM
i found some 4 packs of 1937 aar boxcars for the new haven rr here
http://www.lankel.com/ya40stbo4pa.html
but they have 4 different paint jobs, which of these would have been seen on the rails in 1949?
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Posted by GMTRacing on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 5:17 PM
try NHRHTA.org it's a group that has just about any information you'd want to know about the New Haven. J.R.
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Posted by orsonroy on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 8:35 AM
1949 was just before railroads started full dieselization, and the revamping of their image to a more "modern" appearance. Use the #80104 cars for 1949, with the full roadname in script. The big NH is a mid-1950s scheme (and the orange is a 1960s!)

Ray Breyer

Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 10:20 AM
actually the big NH is the 60's scheme the orange and the black were late 50's,also check branchlines web site,they usually tell the build/repaint dates.
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Posted by elec_tron42 on Thursday, July 7, 2005 8:13 AM
thanks alot guys
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Posted by David_Telesha on Sunday, December 11, 2005 5:09 PM
Both block NH schemes are mid-1950's.

The "Script Herald" is correct for 1949.
David Telesha New Haven Railroad - www.NHRHTA.org

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