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Every cab that I saw was lettered N&W, so, they did match.
If you mean by color, then, welcome to the real world. Not all units and cabs ever matched, it just depended on when the railroad wanted to overhaul the units/cabs as to when they got painted. Case in point, when the N&W merged with the Virginian (and other roads), they didn't rush out and repaint everything. They just left them as they were. Same with other roads.

Going in, I thought that you might have meant that the cab was of a different road name than the locos. I see that is not the case here. However, it did happen. The N&W had a deal with the Reading for a run through train from Rutherford, Pa. to Roanoke, Va. that used N&W power and Reading cabs.

Big Jim posted:

Every cab that I saw was lettered N&W, so, they did match.
If you mean by color, then, welcome to the real world. Not all units and cabs ever matched, it just depended on when the railroad wanted to overhaul the units/cabs as to when they got painted. Case in point, when the N&W merged with the Virginian (and other roads), they didn't rush out and repaint everything. They just left them as they were. Same with other roads.

Going in, I thought that you might have meant that the cab was of a different road name than the locos. I see that is not the case here. However, it did happen. The N&W had a deal with the Reading for a run through train from Rutherford, Pa. to Roanoke, Va. that used N&W power and Reading cabs.

I am sorry my friend but you need to recheck that.There are caboose that are very clearly say LEHIGH VALLEY NOT N&W.So if I where you I would recheck that.Because the last time I checked LEHIGH VALLEY was a different railroad.And not part of the N&W Railroad.It might have been some sort of agreement between the two.BTW being that I born and live in n.c.A long the once pround but over looked Seaboard Air Line rail road.Which went through a few name changes.Which was witness by your truly.But her we have N&W power with LEHIGH VALLEY caboose.

At about 7:00 in and 10:00 minutes in, those are Lehigh Valley cabooses (cabeese?)  There are some of the modern N&W bay window ones as well, but a few shots have Lehigh Valley.

And I never thought to call them cabs.  To me, the cab is where the engine crew were.

Eddie Marra posted:

At about 7:00 in and 10:00 minutes in, those are Lehigh Valley cabooses (cabeese?)  There are some of the modern N&W bay window ones as well, but a few shots have Lehigh Valley.

And I never thought to call them cabs.  To me, the cab is where the engine crew were.

Yeb you my friend are right.When I first came across this.I slowed it down and phased it a few times.To make sure I was not misreading the caboose.The person who shot this must have had great endorance to stand there in the cold like that.

seaboardm2 posted:

I am sorry my friend but you need to recheck that.There are caboose that are very clearly say LEHIGH VALLEY NOT N&W.

Yes, you are correct they were LV cabs. Not wanting to spend an entire forty five minutes watching the video, I was fast forwarding and missed those two cabs.
You will notice that both LV cabs were on piggy-back trains, so, I would guess that the the N&W & LV had some kind of similar contract like the one that I referenced they had with the Reading on trains 17 & 18. 

Big Jim posted:

Every cab that I saw was lettered N&W, so, they did match.
If you mean by color, then, welcome to the real world. Not all units and cabs ever matched, it just depended on when the railroad wanted to overhaul the units/cabs as to when they got painted. Case in point, when the N&W merged with the Virginian (and other roads), they didn't rush out and repaint everything. They just left them as they were. Same with other roads.

Going in, I thought that you might have meant that the cab was of a different road name than the locos. I see that is not the case here. However, it did happen. The N&W had a deal with the Reading for a run through train from Rutherford, Pa. to Roanoke, Va. that used N&W power and Reading cabs.

Actually there was one cab lettered Southern  on one train with all N&W locos leading at the point ... and at least one or two trains with  cabs for LV with  N&W locos  at the point of the trains.  One train's locomotive consist had several N&W hood units leading with a Western Maryland F unit trailing.  

trumptrain posted:

Big Jim posted:

Every cab that I saw was lettered N&W, so, they did match.
If you mean by color, then, welcome to the real world. Not all units and cabs ever matched, it just depended on when the railroad wanted to overhaul the units/cabs as to when they got painted. Case in point, when the N&W merged with the Virginian (and other roads), they didn't rush out and repaint everything. They just left them as they were. Same with other roads.

Going in, I thought that you might have meant that the cab was of a different road name than the locos. I see that is not the case here. However, it did happen. The N&W had a deal with the Reading for a run through train from Rutherford, Pa. to Roanoke, Va. that used N&W power and Reading cabs.

Actually there was one cab lettered Southern  on one train with all N&W locos leading at the point ... and at least one or two trains with  cabs for LV with  N&W locos  at the point of the trains.  One train's locomotive consist had several N&W hood units leading with a Western Maryland F unit trailing.  

The main thing I am trying to point out.Is back then you never knew what you where going to see.When I was a kid there where still wooden boxcars around.I also so many different railroad heralds back then.To great northern ram to santa fe route map.In fact as a kid I saw a southern railway locomotive in the freight yard in my home town of monroe n.c.Now keep in mind the freight yard was SCL.And thats the main thing I getting at here.There was way more verity than there is now.