CP Rail container flat car paint scheme

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Hi,

I’ve been researching since a while information regarding CP Rail container flat cars in the 520055-520317 serie.

These cars have been in service between 1973 and somewhere before 1985, and I have reasons to believe that they were rebuilt from 1929 40’ flat cars in the 336260-336560 serie.

According to drawings I found on CP Sig website, I think they could easily by kitbashed from Tichy Train Group 40’ flat car kit.

However, I’ve been unable to find any pictures of such cars. Therefore, I would like to know if they were painted in Action Red with with CP Rail lettering or if they retained their pre 1968 (black with white Canadian Pacific lettering) paint scheme during their rebuilt?

I anybody know where I could find a picture of such car, please let me know.

Thanks,

Tuxx

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Tuxx, I’m unfortunately not real familiar with these cars, but my model railroad club models a portion of the CPR’s line through northern Ontario in the 1970s, so we need to somehow put together a good fleet of container and piggyback cars. Unfortunately there’s basically nothing out there that represents a CP car, so it’ll be a lot of kitbashing, scratchbuilding or stand ins.

I’m interested in whatever information you dig up on these cars as it might be nice to mix in a few different kinds of intermodal cars in the fleet for variety.