A railroad version of "stop-leak" was a substance called black car cement, used
on roofs and sometimes ends of house cars, older passenger cars and anything
else that needed it. Some railroads ordered cars new with the stuff applied.
I believe the black roof on the SHS Great Northern double-sheathed car
represents a prototype application of car cement, not paint. ... pqr
----- Original Message -----
From: raisinone
To: S-Scale@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 7:01 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: NYC Bay window cabooses
Yes and No... What era are you referring to...? As usual, when it
comes to prototype painting, there are no "rules". I have never
seen an NYC P&L drawing specifying black roofs, but they sure
existed.
As built and painted in "Freight Car Brown", the cabooses did not
have black roofs. Later they started to appear, my guess is it was
tar, not paint, to seal leaks. In the 60's when they started
repainting to Pacemaker Green and cigar band heralds, the incidence
of black roofs increased - maybe more of them leaked as PennCentral
and bankruptcy loomed. <G>
Best to get photos (Bob's Photo is a great source) and work from
there on specific car numbers. Some pacemaker green cabooses did
have the top of the bay window painted white as an indication
of 'pooled' service.
Jim K.
--- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, "thebrassbasher"
<thebrassbas...@...> wrote:
>
> Did the NYC bay window cabooses have the roofs painted black?
>
> Rusty
>
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