Re: 1902 coal car lettering details

Posted by Jim Courtney on Oct 24, 2015; 12:16am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/1902-coal-car-lettering-details-tp3705p3744.html

Yes Chris, I think the first silver tank car is probably CONX 8--it has that plump, squat look and has the UTLX style horizontal brake staff at the upper car end.  I've read somewhere that CONX 10 was also used one the C&S; it was longer and skinnier than CONX 8, but had the same general configuration.

Wish I knew exactly when the change in paint schemes took place, from the original black with "Continental Oil Co" on the sides, to silver with the green "CONOCO".  The above 1931 photo has two silver tankers, while this Fall of 1929 photo of C&S 75 with train, near Grant, has a tall domed CONX tank car still painted black:


http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/43130/rec/25