Bob Werre's recollection is most correct, perhaps 20 years ago, he called me
and said he
was moving to South Dakota to get away from Minnesota taxes. He said he had
some S
Stuff to give away and he heard we had a club. I went over to visit and found
out he was
"Nord" and that he had produced precision professional photo equipment and the
original
Nord engines. He had started the remake but stopped. I filled up the car with
a few
boxes of old books and magazines and then a few good size boxes of parts for
his 2-8-0.
I was a "modern" modeler at the time so the only thing I could think of to do
with steam
locomotive parts was scrap them. Funny but the era I model has not changed but
I am no
longer a modern modeler.....
Like I said, I had no interest in the parts so I gave them all to Tom Lennon, I
think he built
at least one complete engine, I suspect any left over parts are stored with all
of the other
steam engine parts he has accumulated over the years.
Here are some points on the NP round roof:
I was pleased when River Raisin brought in the round roof design for us
Northern Pacific
Railroad modelers. Here is some background of the prototype from the NPR
Historical
Society. The NP leased over 300 of the 40 foot round roofs and over 100 of the
50 foot
cars from A. A. Morrison in the early 60's to ease a shortage of cars suitable
for lumber
shipping. The cars were originally owned by the DT&I, DL&W, ERIE and the N&W.
Some
had the doors removed and used in green veneer service, the cars that kept
their doors
were used for lumber and other dry commodities like cement, traveling across
the country.
The paint scheme on these cars is similar to the color and scheme on NP
boxcars, detailed
differences are that the roofs were black, it is speculated that they were
coated with a
asphalt material to help seal them against leaks and the lettering was the same
style as all
other boxcars without the Monad or the "Main Street of the Northwest" slogan.
I have
several 40 foot cars painted in this scheme on my layout, there are several
small details
different on the NP cars from the River Raisin models, they look to likely be
rebuild or
maintenance details.
After WWII and into the 60's the NP leased many boxcars to address their needs
and
rebuilt many of their own cars, one particularly interesting class of 40 foot
boxcars was
created by rebuilding the 37 AAR style car (Pacific Rail), giving them life
well past their
normal "out of service" time. Humm, that reminds me of an article I wanted to
write.
Ken Z.
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