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SP 2216-2218 had Pullman-Standard fluted stainless steel panels below the windows; these panels were retained until the cars were retired in 1970-71. The cars were purchased from C&NW in 1961, and kept the green-yellow-stainless steel paint scheme on SP for some period of time. Coach Yard has color photos of these cars at the Taylor Ave. coach yard on its web site. C&NW acquired the cars from C&O in 1957. On C&NW, the usual assignment for the cars was Chicago-Rapid City, SD on the Dakota 400. The Pullman cars I mentioned (4-4-2, 6-6-4 and 10-5) were all pre-WWII smooth-sided cars. The 4-4-2s and 6-6-4s were painted in the two-tone gray scheme for the Lark, the San Fransisco Overland and the Golden State; in red and silver for the Golden State; in Armour yellow and gray for the Overland and the City of San Fransisco; and in Simulated Stainless Steel for general assignment (after 1958) and for Golden State and Sunset service after 1953. The 10-5 cars were painted in two-tone gray for the Lark, and in Simulated Stainless Steel (red and silver) for general service. The ACF coaches (SP #s 2211-15 and 2219) came from C&NW painted in the Armour yellow and gray scheme. SP retained this paint scheme for several years, while the cars were assigned to the City of San Fransisco. In later years, some of these cars were repainted in the Simulated Stainless Steel scheme.
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