Rutland Ry Boxcar Roof

Rutland Ry. PS-1 Omaha Nebraska on Rock Island June 19 1957 David Hutchinson collection.

There has been a debate in the past about what color the Rutland Ry boxcar roof color are. I was surprised to see this view of a boxcar posted on Facebook a week or two ago. It shows the roof as an unpainted metal roof which would have a galvanized metal look. Thanks David for sharing...George Dutka 

Kip Grant's Rutland boxcar at a past RPM meet. He did his roof silver with a flat finish and alcohol and India ink applied. His photo appears to have a silver tone roof.

A past Wordless Wednesday post. I purchased this boxcar from Don Janes a few years back which was a Steam Shack offering which had a yellow roof. Maybe the 400 series had yellow roofs. 

The Kadee model #248 has a silver roof while the Intermountain model has a yellow roof. Which one is correct? I feel both maybe correct as it appears in some photos I have seen a hint of yellow. I see the yellow on the edges of some roof ribs and running boards that may indicate they were yellow. As modelers I would go with the photo you have.