rattler21 posted:
Ron, May 2012 GGD offered two Santa Fe road numbers of cars with the square on point log and two REA reefers without the logo. The SF with logo is still on our layout if you need another picture. I know a man in Colorado who has the REA car if you'd like photos. John in Lansing, ILL
John,
That REA 54' reefer paint scheme is like the one I'm looking for, but on that reefer it is a year too late for me. When that 54' reefer first came out in 1947 (+/-), REA painted their own cars this way:
It didn't take long for REA to realize this scheme was too hard to keep clean, so they repainted it in 1950 to their all green standard scheme at the time. Three years later they repainted it, and all their cars, with the diamond scheme.
Since I've settled on 1949 as my layout's era, the green paint scheme on this particular car is a bit too late. I have all the numbers of GGD's silver painted ones which are correct for my era.
So, I'm still looking for an REA owned express car in the pre-1953 paint scheme (no diamond), except for the 54' reefer.
