Time Saver Multi Color, to Oxide Red

Looking through "B&O Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment," I infer that the colorful "comet" paint scheme was not used for a new boxcar series beginning in late 1957. The book also infers that only a few cars were painted in the "comet" scheme; I assume, then, that the oxide red paint scheme was seen along with the more colorful paint scheme.

rex desilets,

Thank you, very much.

Please, may I ask you, did the Sentinel-LCL also have oxide red boxes, or only the T.S.S.?

Thank you,

Ralph-RJL 

Yes.

I'm unsure of dating, however.

rex desilets,

Thank you, again.

This means, in addition to the fancy paint schemes, there has to be a Sentinel box and a Time Saver Service box, both in oxide red.

So far, I have one of each of Atlas O's fancy paint scheme box cars and one order for a Atlas O, oxide red Time Saver Service box car.

So, in total there should be four B&O LCL box cars, two fancy and two oxide red.

Now, to find a 1:48 scale Sentinel, oxide red, box car.

Thank you,

Ralph-RJL

Actually, as I recall*, B&O's "Sentinel Service" was not LCL.  It was basically a 'tracking' service, whereby a car loaded on the B&O and consigned to a location on the B&O would be monitored, and the shipper/consignee notified if it encountered any delay.  [ There would of course be an element of expediting in this.] 

Hence, a boxcar with "Sentinel Service" was basically a rolling billboard, and not necessarily in that service -- but they could of course be used in LCL as well as carload service.   I imagine some Sentinel customers were freight forwarders shipping LCL.

The B&O's historical society offers reprints of Sentinel Service [ and Timesaver ]manuals, I believe.

Best regards, SZ

*From reading late 40's 'Railway Age" magazines;  I no longer have these.

SZ,

Thank you for your information, which gives me a better understanding of B&O's Sentinel Service program.

Take care,

Ralph-RJL