The Cannonball

Mon Apr 25 19:24:03 EDT 2005

Not in 58 Stephen. That is way too early! Maybe late 64 or 65, AFTER the 
merger!   Jim Nichols

nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org wrote:

> Jim has a great memory!  I have slide the Kokomo in Roanoke in 58'in 
> tuscan.
> The NKP Car Company did the car sides for this car in HO.
> Also Jim has the 1705 coach car in Tuscan in his book, twice!
> Stephen Rineair
>
>     Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 3:30 PM
>     Subject: Re: The Cannonball
>
>     Thanks Jim, Now I don't feel quite so crazy!  City of Kokomo went
>     to CN in 1966 renamed Riverside, then to VIA and scrapped in
>     1983.  I wonder if anyone snapped a photo in tuscan?   Don Corbin
>
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>         Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 12:20 AM
>         Subject: Re: The Cannonball
>
>         Yes, City of Kokomo was painted tuscan. I saw it at least once
>         on No. 3.  Jim Nichols
>
>         nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org wrote:
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>>Coach 1705 was repainted tuscan.  As far as I know, that was the only coach
>>so painted.  The others were painted blue when the entire passenger paint
>>plan was changed.  That blue was darker than the NKP.  On at least one
>>occasion, one of them was used as an overflow on Train 3 1965 Thanksgiving
>>Sunday.  Also, if memory serves, and that's questionable, sleeper City of
>>Kokomo was also repainted tuscan.  I only saw it in Roanoke once.  They were
>>disposed soon after the demise of NKP passenger trains.
>>Don Corbin
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>To: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:09 AM
>>Subject: Re: The Cannonball
>>
>>
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>>>The Walthers car with the blue letterboard is a model of an ex-NKP car. At
>>>least one of them got repainted with a tuscan red letterboard before N&W
>>>went to blue. They ran briefly on the ex-NKP trains after the 1964 merger.
>>>After they were discontinued, they ran on ex-Wabash trains. And, yes, they
>>>were in this color scheme when sold to Amtrak.   Jim Nichols
>>>
>>>nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
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>>>>From: JERSYSTMRR at aol.com  Add to Address Book
>>>>Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:20:20 EDT
>>>>Subject: Cannonball ?????
>>>>To: f_scheer at yahoo.com
>>>>
>>>>Mr. Scheer :Can you give me any information on the
>>>>former PRR-N&W-RF&P-ACL run through train to
>>>>Norfolk(?) VA.  There is almost nothing in print about
>>>>it
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>>from the east coast rr's books.   Also, were the
>>>    
>>>
>>>>tuscan cars on PRR the same shade as those on the N&W,
>>>>and likewise the RF&P ?
>>>>
>>>>I bought a Walthers HO scale N&W PS 52 seat coach
>>>>model. All the photos of N&W cars I have seen were in
>>>>tuscan.  Where did this Blue letterboard w/ gold
>>>>lettering car and it's sisters operate,and were they
>>>>painted in that color scheme when purchased by Amtrak
>>>>in 1971-2.
>>>>
>>>>Thank you for any information you may have.
>>>>Craig Harrison-NJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>April 22, 2005
>>>>
>>>>Good morning, Craig:
>>>>
>>>>Bill Griffin has written some books about the RF&P
>>>>that include some references to The Cannonball.  There
>>>>are also several other historians and modelers who are
>>>>can provide better information about the train consist
>>>>than me.  I'll pass this along and invite people to
>>>>write to you off-line at JERSYSTMRR at aol.com  If I see
>>>>any relevant postings, I'll likewise forward them to
>>>>you.
>>>>
>>>>There was a Railway Post Office (RPO) operated on this
>>>>train prior to the 1960s, which was furnished by the
>>>>N&W.  If you or others want more information about
>>>>this RPO route, I can scan a schedule table and send
>>>>it along.
>>>>
>>>>Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>>Frank
>>>>
>>>>Dr. Frank R. Scheer, Curator
>>>>Railway Mail Service Library, Inc.
>>>>f_scheer at yahoo.com
>>>>(202) 268-2121 - weekday office
>>>>(540) 837-9090 - weekend afternoons
>>>>in the former N&W station on VA rte 723
>>>>117 East Main Street
>>>>Boyce  VA  22620-9639
>>>>
>>>>Visit at http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org
>>>>
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