The booth is full in these pics!
To the left in the top pic are the two smokestacks from the Sierra Co-Gen plant. These have been painted white and will be masked and painted with alternating bands of red paint for visibility to low flying aircraft.
In the back is a PFE 57' mechanical reefer also painted white. PFE painted these cars white as well as yellow and orange. I already have a completed orange car that sees occasional service on the CSRR. Some time ago I painted another one yellow when I was shooting that color for another project much like the white one pictured here. I usually paint cars for future use in batches and store them for when I have time to decal them which I also do in batches. This also allows the paint to cure without excess handling. I find it easier to do it this way rather than working on individual cars to completion. It also enables me to place several 'new' cars in service on the CSRR at one time.
In the front of the booth is 62' tankcar that has been painted for Buffalo Electro Chemical Co. The original BECCO Peroxide cars were 42' with a solid gray tank and black underframe and running gear. I wanted a unique tank car so I shot this Athearn car white with a black band around the center section with the manhole. The underframe is also black along with the running gear. When completed it will be quite striking with bold black lettering on the white tank along with all the attendant car data decals.
The bottom pic is a close up of the PFE reefer and BECCO tank car and their underframes.
