I’m afraid I can’t help with your question. I came up with the same answer last week looking through some books. 985 was a Hood’s car. These cars were leased and were subject to change. My guess is that the Dairy was served by the Central Vermont.
Seeing you have the decals. Just curious if the lettering on the cars ends are provided on the sheet. I know they are provided on the Highball Graphics sheets. I model the Rutland in 3 rail and have been acquiring a fleet of Milk cars. Many of them 2 rail brass that I’ve converted the trucks over.
I plan to pickup a couple of Sheffield Farms sets. Quite a few saw service on the Rutland. The Atlas 53 ft. Express Reefer is pretty close to a milk car after you remove the ice hatches.
