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The Pennsy lettering arrangement drawing used the top suface of the flat car as a reference to lay out the location of the letters. We made a jig that spanned two stake pockets with extensions; this allowed us to transfer a level line accurately to the recessed side of the car.

But even once we had a level line, the angles of the frame played tricks on the eyes. Patience and decaf coffee help!

 

 

 

  

 


Project PRR 475532 F30d


Stenciling was a bit tricky for a couple of reasons.The Pennsy had many lettering arrangments for their freight cars over the years. So we decided on the "as built" arrangment for this car, to maintain its classic look. However, there were a lot of stencils!

Also, figuring out which font to use was the trickiest. Generally, the PRR freight car letters are Roman style. We chose a Roman style with a sharp, pointy serif.

The other challenge was that the car is cast steel with a rough surface, which meant that the stencils did not adhere tightly to the car. About four and a half hours of touchup were required.