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Thanks to all who responded.  The thing that "threw" me was that the paint
blob in the center of the car was wider than 300, but I didn't consider it
was the name with the 300 being near the end.
Jim Cochran

On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 11:04 PM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> Jim,
>
> It's probably Business Car #300, "Roanoke."
>
> Based on photographic evidence, the only pictures that I have of business
> cars with the non-standard block stencil are #300, "Roanoke" and #500,
> "Claytor Lake."
>
> The business car in the photo appears to have a single word name, not a
> two word name.  That would narrow down the car in question to #300,
> "Roanoke."
>
> But this brings up several issues: Do any members have photos of other
> business cars with the non-standard block lettering?
>
> Finally, does any member know the back-story as to where, when and, most
> of all, how at least two N&W business cars received such non-standard
> stencils?
>
> Bill King
> Arlington, Virginia
>
>
>
> On Friday, November 8, 2024 at 07:28:57 AM EST, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> Can anyone ID the right hand car next to the 100?
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/387576374760?_skw=norfolk+western&itmmeta=01JC353RQ8923S473889M89KV9&hash=item5a3d5a25e8:g:w4QAAOSwhBpnJ9DX&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKld3k%2FxgWVL3ECFIckxU%2FAQ68HR2evPmiQJCt7FPIGcewZDVuzWMwlCe25sUlytaYwc%2BucGeobOlHk%2BqEygyAmMHVe3VqCxZt5MNQwK71mgVn1tWJIjro4ZsHxpppDNNg3s0b0nLu1NpmODAozRfxoV%2FZxTGIc%2BlvxARJG4w%2B2Y9FvYE6lG41A5PiM9sBNd9Sd4clgGlACHMp3Li1i89WK2EbxTi2OC09zaQYQ6q2WZxj06bEcvuK7DbmaMV9Ri7R4z8NwLuYTRCjXYJv3vik8rGuGT5qO2FU1NYW4cG%2F67mQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-iLj-XgZA
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Cochran
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