[PRR-talk] 2 questions RE late '50's tructrain trailers

[Frederick Ripley]

Folks,

I would like to pin down a couple of dates RE PRR trailers in the  
late '50's:

1.  The first 85-ft flats were delivered I believe in 9/59.   
Presumably the first PRR 40' trailers came at roughly the same time,
perhaps a few months earlier?  Does anyone have a 1st delivery date  
for these?

2.  I'm thinking the 40-ft trailers introduced the PRR trailer scheme  
that was used up until the merger-
the circular herald on either a red or aluminum trailer.  Seems  
logical that this scheme was introduced on the
new trailers, and that then older trailers were gradually repainted,  
but I don't have proof.  Can anyone confirm or correct this?

Thanks in advance!

Fred R.

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