lettering for PM’s 10’-0” IH 50’ automobile/furniture cars

Between 1930 and 1941, the Pere Marquette received 550, 50’ double-door auto cars as follows:

Series 71000-71249, 250 cars, Pressed Steel Car Company, Lot 5, delivered October 1930 - for automobile transportation - end doors
Series 71250-71349, 100 cars, Ralston Car Company, Lot 2520, delivered October 1936 - for automobile/furniture transportation
Series 72000-72099, 100 cars, Greenville Steel Car Company, O.O. 307, delivered December 1940 - for automobile transportation
Series 72100-72124, 25 cars, Greenville Steel Car Company, O.O. 323, delivered September 1941 - for automobile transportation
Series 72125-72199, 75 cars, Greenville Steel Car Company, O.O. 323, delivered September 1941 - for automobile transportation - end doors

(In late 1949 the PM was absorbed into the C & O and these cars were repainted and lettered for C&O and renumbered by adding a 2 before the PM numbers.)

Paint & Lettering: Cars were painted freight car brown: TCP-221 (color for oxidation with TCP-179) Ends and underframe coated with black car cement. Early cars came with side doors painted black. Wheels unpainted.

Decal set designed and created at Protocraft Decals
Printed by Microscale Industries