"Long-Runner"/"Triple 53" Flatcar Lettering (?)

[tehachapifan]

This post is for a modeling project.

Anyone by chance have some postable photos of these flatcars, specifically two sides of the same car? I'm a bit confused as to how the graphics are applied from one side to another. There seems to be some variations between cars so just seeing one side of a single car, as in all my references, does not indicate the other side. For example, if the "Long-Runner" print is on one side is it also directly accross on the other side too? Or is the "Triple-53" there? And how about the "TTX" logo placement on either side?

Alan, I figure you might be able to provide some expertise here http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

p.s. The Microscale info sheet does not specify both sides either.

Russ

[Mankind]

I'll dig through my piles of pig flat pics to see if I have any decent shots of Long Runners, I think I remember shooting some for a modeling project as well. If not, I can probably bag some shots of em' in the next couple of days, I see them all the time around here. http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

Paul #3

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[Alan]

Russ, as I understand it, as you look at the sides of the two cars, from left to right are: road number, "triple 53", TTX logo, "Long Runner", road number.

This is, I think, the same when viewed from either side, as are spine cars.

Hope that is correct! I have not seen a prototype photo that disproves that http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif

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[wt&c]

Actually, the car is 2 89' TOFC cars that are Crawbar, connected together and are numbered as independant cars, only one car reporting mark is used. I'm sure of this because I've seen them hooked like this. Also, they do have Tripe 53's on the sides of both sides of the pairs. GOOD LUCK@!!

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[wt&c]

drawbar connected, not "crawbar"