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American Viscose's first plant was located in Marcus Hook, PA. There is more info here: https://abandonedonline.net/location/american-viscose-company/ as well as at oldchesterpa.com Drew

Bruce I am trying to contact you with plans, but using the address bruce.metcalf@... doesn't go through. Please contact me off list Smithal9@... Thanks

There was a large rayon factory (American Viscose Corp.) in Front Royal, Virginia, served by the Norfolk & Western Railway - which was controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad during our time period.

Hi List Members, Two views for those wanting to model accuate watermelon loads for their steam era freight cars... https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/67030

There are scale drawings and photos in "Mainline Modeler", May 1993, beginning on page 5, by Martin Loftin. Cheers, / Bruce /

Rayon was made from cellulose fiber, and I know there were mills in the Pacific NW in NW Washington State served by the Northern Pacific and in W Va served by the Western Maryland, IIRC. I'd be

Thanks for getting the SRHA/Southern 50’ box car book! There are less than a dozen left out of 250 or so that were printed for us by the Norfolk Southern print shop at cost. They are available in

Bob, Thank you for posting this photo. For those interested, following is some history. MP 45396 originated as one of 250 (MP 79200-79499) 40-ton XA single-sheathed auto cars built ca. 5-29 by Mount

Or a load of canned cranberry sauce, or sardines (from Maine) or B&M Baked Beans (num, num, good!)! Todd Sullivan

Hi List Members, ACL 27103 40ft steel boxcar https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/52983 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, SAL 15709 40ft boxcar, Jacksonville FL https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/53116 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, I-GN 14171 auto boxcar, Jacksonville FL https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/52975 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, SAL 89728 40ft ds vent box in 1954 at Jacksonville FL https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/53123 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, SAL 9050 steel auto boxcar https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/53048 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Claus Schlund wrote: The late Warren Mayfield, who supervised wreck clearance on the P&LE for years, said that inevitably the worst accidents happened on bridges or fills, usually at night, and

Hi List Members, Shipping watermelons from Florida... https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/342061 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Hi List Members, UNION TEXAS NATURAL GAS tank car and WFE wood ice reefer in Tallahassee, FL 1964 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/54179 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/270723

Hi List Members, TEXACO tank car string, Miami FL, 1940 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/319850 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

Group; To add: Here is an example of the PRR’s “silk” car fleet. Not lost on me is the car number, right next to a rayon car number of 1964. Note the interior dedicated racking