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  Re: More Royal Blue pictures
 
(...) I believe that it pulled a special train of similarly painted heavyweight passenger cars. (Rather than newbuilt cars) Not positive, and don't again, have much on NA trains of the 30's. If it was UK, I would have a lot more on it. :) James P (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: More Royal Blue pictures
 
(...) Agreed. As I recall, B&O was on a shoestring and couldn't afford a brand new streamliner, so the skirting was put on a loco, and new paint on some old stock as a poor second best. This was the depression, after all. Not every road was as rich (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)

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