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Gene Remaly

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company vehicles
« on: November 22, 2013, 07:05:31 am »
The old listserv posted a question about company cars. While looking thru the Aug. 2012 THL, page 12, I noticed a parked Plymouth headed in the direction of the camera. I believe this was a company car. I have seen other photos showing Dodge and Plymouth cars and Ford trucks in the 40's--50's
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2013, 10:03:04 am »
I think they also had a few Studebakers.
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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2013, 01:21:30 pm »
I have this shot of a company car, and one of a pickup: probably from the pic list.
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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2013, 07:01:09 pm »
Thanks Roger. Now, if Tom could come up with a photo of a Studie ------

There is a shot of one in one of the films crossing in front of an F unit powered passenger train at a station stop at Rensselear
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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2013, 08:18:53 am »
Found this Chevy.
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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2013, 08:58:41 am »
I believe this is a Monon MoW truck.  Not sure when the photo was taken, but I believe I found it in a magazine.  Don't know the make of the truck.

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Steve Dolzall

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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2013, 10:24:41 am »
The truck is a 1958 or 1959 Chevrolet.

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Ken Weller

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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2013, 01:38:17 pm »
Here is company bus AR50.
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Gene Remaly

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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2013, 03:30:07 pm »
Is that a 49 - 50 Pontiac in front of the TOFC ramp ?

I'm wanting to add some vehicles to my layout.  All I had to do was rattle the bushes--- Thanks
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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2013, 05:46:28 pm »
It is a Pontiac from the 1949/1952 period. The photo is not clear enough to tell which year for certain.

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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2013, 04:11:41 pm »
No picture but here’s a bit of information from memory.

The summer of 1956 the extra gang use a "stake" truck to haul most everything. Including the crew from the Rensselaer Depot to the Surrey "Hilton" AKA Camp Cars. Also to and from the job sites each day.
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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2013, 09:18:28 am »
Okay, my computer only has these pics  in black and white. Any idea what the base color is? Sounds like a good home bound, winter project. Thanks and happy Thanksgiving. Ron S.
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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2013, 06:48:45 am »
Ron

I remember the trucks were red.       
Car company colors  of that era were only about 6 or 8 choices.   

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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2013, 03:13:44 pm »
I took this shot in Bedford in 1971.
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Re: company vehicles
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2013, 05:32:57 pm »
Great photo John.  Thanks for sharing that.  / Ron
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