Prototype Color Schemes

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	M211 - nothing MD McCarter; nothing Bill Nixon; nothing John
Brinckmann; nothing Joseph Canfield; nothing Ben Rohrbeck; nothing NRHS
New Jersey Chapter; nothing Lars Richter; nothing Railroad Avenue
Enterprizes; nothing Harold A. Smith.
	Nothing found in these photo sources.

	For Cliff Scholes B&W photos:  PGH, 250, M212, DT WORK, LF,, "Tunnel
car barn, 2 cab work car", 1955, PA - doesn't match your description and
I do not have this particular photo!

Charles Brown wrote:

> Geez whiz, Ken, if we knew what it looked like we wouldn't need a photo
> of it. :-)

> The reason Bob and I are interested in this car is that one of our
> favorite workcars is tower car M212 which is pictured in Tom Parkinson's
> book.  M211 had a similar history and we're curious as to whether or not
> it bore a resemblence to M212.  M211 was built in 1926 at Manchester
> shops from #3537 and was scrapped at Ingram in 1940.  M212 was built in
> 1930 at the Tunnel carhouse from #3546 and was scrapped in 1955.  Mr.
> Schneider has a blueprint for M212 which makes us believe that M211 was
> somewhat different.  Still, we'd like photographic or some other
> evidence of this.

James B. Holland

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