From nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org Mon Sep 15 21:17:40 2025 From: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org (NW Modeling List) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 01:17:40 +0000 (UTC) Subject: A Q about F4 plasterboard flatcars References: <1674677376.2167125.1757985460739.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Dear Brakeman (ret.) A. Burnett and others of sufficient?vintage to speak with firsthand knowledge, a question has always lingered in my mind?about the small gaggle of F4-class bulkhead flatcars the N&W built from gons in the 1950?s. What color were the ?semi-waterproof? paper wrappings used to protect loads??Photos from an article in the N&W magazine seem to show that two paper?layers of differing hue were used? If Uncle Abram or others managed to grab a snapshot using the relatively rare color film of that age, I?d love to see it. Or if Abe readily?recalls the colors from his days working the Saltville Branch, that will do handily?as well. And is it safe to assume that, given the sizable?traffic rolling out of the U.S. Gypsum plant on the Saltbranch, that boxcars carried most of these loads? Any insights, etc., cheerfully welcomed, and thanks in advance. Andre JacksonSent from Yahoo Mail for iPad -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: