<div dir="ltr">Thanks to all who responded. The thing that "threw" me was that the paint blob in the center of the car was wider than 300, but I didn't consider it was the name with the 300 being near the end.<div>Jim Cochran</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 11:04 PM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">Jim,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">It's probably Business Car #300, "Roanoke."</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Based on photographic evidence, the only pictures that I have of business cars with the non-standard block stencil are #300, "Roanoke" and #500, "Claytor Lake."</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The business car in the photo appears to have a single word name, not a two word name. That would narrow down the car in question to #300, "Roanoke."</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">But this brings up several issues: Do any members have photos of other business cars with the non-standard block lettering?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Finally, does any member know the back-story as to where, when and, most of all, how at least two N&W business cars received such non-standard stencils?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bill King</div><div dir="ltr">Arlington, Virginia</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, November 8, 2024 at 07:28:57 AM EST, NW Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org" target="_blank">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="m_-5151424476129154002ydp6e6ea28byiv9068680846"><div dir="ltr">Can anyone ID the right hand car next to the 100?<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/387576374760?_skw=norfolk+western&itmmeta=01JC353RQ8923S473889M89KV9&hash=item5a3d5a25e8:g:w4QAAOSwhBpnJ9DX&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKld3k%2FxgWVL3ECFIckxU%2FAQ68HR2evPmiQJCt7FPIGcewZDVuzWMwlCe25sUlytaYwc%2BucGeobOlHk%2BqEygyAmMHVe3VqCxZt5MNQwK71mgVn1tWJIjro4ZsHxpppDNNg3s0b0nLu1NpmODAozRfxoV%2FZxTGIc%2BlvxARJG4w%2B2Y9FvYE6lG41A5PiM9sBNd9Sd4clgGlACHMp3Li1i89WK2EbxTi2OC09zaQYQ6q2WZxj06bEcvuK7DbmaMV9Ri7R4z8NwLuYTRCjXYJv3vik8rGuGT5qO2FU1NYW4cG%2F67mQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iLj-XgZA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.com/itm/387576374760?_skw=norfolk+western&itmmeta=01JC353RQ8923S473889M89KV9&hash=item5a3d5a25e8:g:w4QAAOSwhBpnJ9DX&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKld3k%2FxgWVL3ECFIckxU%2FAQ68HR2evPmiQJCt7FPIGcewZDVuzWMwlCe25sUlytaYwc%2BucGeobOlHk%2BqEygyAmMHVe3VqCxZt5MNQwK71mgVn1tWJIjro4ZsHxpppDNNg3s0b0nLu1NpmODAozRfxoV%2FZxTGIc%2BlvxARJG4w%2B2Y9FvYE6lG41A5PiM9sBNd9Sd4clgGlACHMp3Li1i89WK2EbxTi2OC09zaQYQ6q2WZxj06bEcvuK7DbmaMV9Ri7R4z8NwLuYTRCjXYJv3vik8rGuGT5qO2FU1NYW4cG%2F67mQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iLj-XgZA</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Jim Cochran</div></div>
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