A Thrall 100-ton gondola, equipped with steel covers to protect the shipment of coil steel, awaits a pickup at the UP-D&RGW interchange track in Provo Yard. It was built new by Thrall for the D&RGW in January 1973, during an era when a freight car could be in service for more than 25 years with very little graffiti. Speaking of paint, the Rio Grande adopted 'Transportation Orange' in the early 1970s for new box cars, covered hoppers, and gondolas.
