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CN Rainbow Hoppers

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CN Rainbow Hoppers
Posted by dbduck on Saturday, August 1, 2020 4:36 PM

All of the HO scale models I have seen of these cars are rainbow on one side basic gray on the other 

Is that how the actual cars were/are painted?

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Posted by SD70Dude on Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:42 PM

Yes, all four 'billboard' cars only had the special paint scheme on one side:

http://tracksidetreasure.blogspot.com/2015/04/cn-billboard-cars-1971.html?m=1

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Posted by dbduck on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:49 AM

Thank you for your reply   I am not a follower of the CN & didnt realize that there was  only one of those cars   I just always thought it was an interesting & bright color scheme

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