Re: Reefer color (pics)

John West Wrote:
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> The reefer is one of my favorite cars. BUT! Is the
> color correct? It seems a bit too bright, even
> "dayglo". It is so bright that in a number of my
> pix the color just washed out completely. Of
> course, how it photographs has nothing to do with
> historical accuracy, but it does look too bright
> to me. I suspect some research went into the
> color, can anyone provide more insight. And I
> would love to see another reefer roadable since I
> seem to remember they tended to move in pairs,
> with two ng. reefer holding the contents of one
> standard gauge reefer.
>
> JBWX

The DRHS recently recovered two (2) short reefers #39 & # 54, one is being rebuilt for service the other for storage in Silverton. Since they were "built" into a storage building the inside facing walls show the yellow color pretty well as seen in these Duane Danielson views from the DRHS website.

Rod