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General Arrangement Drawing:
https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=13073

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https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/listdocs/select.php?index=rs&id=432&rs=432

Jim Brewer

On Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Jim N. thanks for your reply.  The only photo I have of a BPf is attached
> and it is of the opposite side which has some differences.  First there is
> a lavatory with a smaller window and a dedicated roof vent.  Second, the
> underbody tanks (probably water) are rounded in the 500 photo and lastly,
> in the 500 photo the second window appears blocked out.  Do you know of any
> other photos or general arrangement diagrams of these cars?
> Jim C.
>
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>> I think I have found the ebay photo Jim did not give us a link to. It
>> shows locomotive #500 taking a train out of Norfolk Union Station. The
>> first car is a combine, class BPf, which is the same design as the PJ
>> coach. The roof is not "turtle-back," but lower, like a streamlined roof
>> (but with rounded ends).
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>>
>> On Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 02:10:42 PM CDT, NW Mailing List <
>> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Jim,  I don't see the photo or a link to the listing on eBay in your
>> message.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Brent
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *Dr. J. Brent Greer*
>>
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>> *Sent:* Saturday, October 18, 2025 6:22 AM
>> *To:* NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>> *Subject:* combine
>>
>> In the attached Ebay photo, the car immediately behind the 500 appears to
>> be a combine with a turtle-back roof, but I can't seem to ID the class due
>> to the window arrangement.
>> Any thoughts?
>> Jim Cochran
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