Scale test car there too, altho in this angle doesn't look like it is coupled to it. A cool catch, pretty late for that car to be in revenue service I would think.
I suspect the paint scheme shown on the two Frisco boxcars in the first photograph in this thread (Frisco Yards, Pittsburg KS) is close to if not the original Frisco paint scheme. A number of Frisco box cars in this scheme appear in the background of photos taken in 1885 during the construction of the railroad bridge at Van Buren, Arkansas. Unfortunately they are so far in the background that all details are lost in enlargements. Example attached. Anyone ever see a "good" photograph of a car in this scheme?
John: Would it be possible for you to post the entire photo, also? I would enjoy seeing it in its entirety. Here's a re-post of a picture I've shared in the past that shows the boxcar lettering somewhat better. This photo is taken at Talihina, I.T. (OK) during the construction of the line through the Ouachita mountains (in this case the Winding Stair Range). which would be the late-1880s. Andre
1917 ORER for reference: https://books.google.com/books?id=X...ce=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Somehow I’d overlooked this photo. That original 12th Street viaduct sure looks spindly. And about as good of a photo of the overall freight house complex as I’ve seen.
KCM&B Boxcar -- FEB 1891 KCM&B Railroad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansa...0BvhZjvUMC5loyMm_8_HG0WdVSdreUdjyvWnGZ-pjQOTA
A few more from the Pre-Depression Era Modelers Facebook Album for the Frisco. An excellent resource if you use Facebook.... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.815738015816947&type=3
Paul Krueger posted this photo from an old postcard (postmarked 1907) on the Pre-Depression Era Modelers Facebook today. KCFS&M 17293 at Fredonia, KS I will try to get some decals made for these after I track down in the ORER. Guessing 1900-1905 paint scheme. EDIT: It appears in the July 1904 ORER as a 34-ft boxcar.
A nice colorized photo from "Frisco Rails Across Missouri" Facebook Page, Posted by Richard Crabtree 0n 21 OCT 2022. Webb City, MO, c.1900-1910. -Bob T.
