R16346 Howel's Root Beer The Howel's Root Beer R16346 was done in lime green. The original is dark yellow.
R16347 LaFrance Brockway Torpedo The LaFrance Brockway Torpedo R16347 was done in grey. The original is white. The grey Torpedo is fast becoming my favorite reefer.
I don't know if this counts as "Pre-Production" USA Trains, but the seller lists this as 1988/89 Charlse Ro. Maybe you both can help me determine if this belongs here. I saved the image from the ebay auction purely for this thread:
I did some research this morning and found reference for R-1951 NP in the late 80's and early 90's catalogs and price lists. The picture from the eBay auction appears much darker than the original from the catalog which I have attached. The original from the catalog appears brownish green whereas the one from eBay appears green. Could very well be that the one being sold right now is indeed a special run. It could also be that the eBay image is underexposed that the box car appears darker than it is. Your call!