by mtuandrew
Today (just now) at ALX I saw Amfleet Coach #82656, and unlike everything else in the consist it has a roof painted black. Why’s that?
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R Paul Carey wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:34 am ...This is a bad idea, which I recall was introduced on the NYC in the late 1950s, matching the dirt that accumulated above the reach of the car wash brushes.I seem to recall this method being used on more than just NYC - PC adopted it, as did Seaboard Coast Line and their constituent properties as well.