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Re: Southern railway flat cars

Jim Thank you. Paul Doggett

By Paul Doggett · #181011 ·

Re: Southern railway flat cars

To All Thank you very much Paul Doggett. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

By Paul Doggett · #181010 ·

Re: Southern railway flat cars

Allen Thank you I model 1950-3 so that sounds good to me. Paul Doggett

By Paul Doggett · #181009 ·

Re: SPLA&SL flat cars in 1910

I have seen photos of similar flat cars owned by the OWR&N in log service in WA state. Does anyone know if they were a Harriman std design or built by Std Steel Car? Todd Sullivan

By Todd Sullivan · #181008 ·

Re: Nice images of NYC, P&LE, and PMcK&Y hoppers...

I suffer from digital dyslexia. Todd Sullivan

By Todd Sullivan · #181007 ·

Re: Nice images of NYC, P&LE, and PMcK&Y hoppers...

Hi Tony, My brain and fingers have never had a strong connection. I found out when I tried to learn a musical instrument and again when I learned to type. I do proofread what I type, but misteaks slip

By Todd Sullivan · #181006 ·

Re: Southern railway flat cars

I found this note posted by Robert Burns back in 2007: "1954was the year SR "officially" changed the color of hoppers, flats,gondolas, etc. from black to "freight car brown/red", but it tookseveral

By Allen Cain · #181005 ·

Re: SPLA&SL flat cars in 1910

Interesting passenger car in the foreground.

By Steve Summers · #181004 ·

SPLA&SL flat cars in 1910

Hi List Members, View of SPLA&SL flat cars including SPLA&SL 3140 in 1910... https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/11913 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #181003 ·

view of steel gon UP 99581 in 1929

Hi List Members, Also, a view of steel gon UP 99581 in 1929 - it looks to be the same construction as UP 99912: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/28417 Claus Schlund

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #181002 ·

partial view of steel gon UP 99912 in 1929

Hi List Members, We have a partial view of steel gon UP 99912 in 1929... https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/28423 Enjoy! Claus Schlund

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #181001 ·

Re: Photos: PRR Depressed Center Flat Car 435495

Actually, the 2nd and 4th linked photos are of 435491, an F28 class depressed well car. Jack Mullen

By Jack Mullen · #181000 ·

Looking for photo of flatcar with diner load

Hello, I am looking for a photo, if anyone might know of one, of a flat car hauling a diner built by the Ward & Dickinson Co, Silver Creek, NY. I saw this in a Pennsy video awhile back and hoped

By Bud Rindfleisch · #180999 ·

Re: Nice images of NYC, P&LE, and PMcK&Y hoppers...

Todd Sullivan wrote: And put it into cans and bottles, I assume. Tony Thompson tony@...

By Tony Thompson · #180998 ·

Re: Southern railway flat cars

Garth, you don't need any archives on your computer. The Messages files at groups.io go back to 12/11/2000 (!). Dave Parker Swall Meadows, CA

By Dave Parker · #180997 ·

Re: Nice images of NYC, P&LE, and PMcK&Y hoppers...

The hoppers are USRA design triples, which Westerfield still makes in HO. Longacre is at the east end of Smithers (I actually have a book on Smithers). This was an area that produced good coking

By Todd Sullivan · #180996 ·

Re: Southern railway flat cars

Paul, We discussed this question a couple of years ago, so it should be in the archives. Sadly, I had this discussion archives, but it somehow got blown off my computer. Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

By Garth Groff and Sally Sanford <mallardlodge1000@...> · #180995 ·

Re: Southern railway flat cars

I think this happened in the mid 1950s. First came red cars with Roman lettering, and then soon after (late 50s) Southern adopted the block lettering style.

By Tim O'Connor · #180994 ·

Nice images of NYC, P&LE, and PMcK&Y hoppers...

Hi List Members, Nice images of NYC, P&LE, and PMcK&Y hoppers in 1938... https://www.loc.gov/item/2017753414/ https://www.loc.gov/item/2017753413/ https://www.loc.gov/item/2017753411/

By Claus Schlund \(HGM\) · #180993 ·

Re: Southern railway flat cars

A modeler in your area named Don McDougall might know. But Jim King is a Southern expert. George Courtney

By George Courtney · #180992 ·