With the ever increasing amount of fantasy paint schemes did you ever wonder how different people come up with the numbering scheme I started having Jeff Sohn paint some models in what if schemes and I used numbers that the Erie Lackawanna had intended for those model locomotives But I just had a question on some of our custom run cars Starting with our fifth custom run car we started using dates for numbers The dates we use are to memorialize members of our club that have passed away The first one was for our benefactor Marty Horning The Gablinger beer cars had two numbers One was his date of birth and one was his date of passing We have done many members including Marty Fitzhenry We always give the cars to the family members to honor them Our latest two cars ( Bush Termial flat w/ Mrs Stahls trailers and CNJ Flat with Ebinger BAkers Trailers ) are to honor the forums MArio Evangelista and another member named Gerry Rutigliano So if you see a 0 to start a number on our car its because its a date of significance
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