Bill Thank You Bill

Ben Thank you. Bill

Scott and George Thank you for the information. Blessings Bill

I picked up an Intermountain undecorated kit for the PS1 with 7 ft door. What railroads had these cars? I model the FEC in the 1955-60 era if that helps. Thank you Bill Michael

I grew up in Lake Worth, FL just south of WPB. I remember being at the beach in mid to late 50s and we could see the car ferries just off shore as they were either leaving or coming into the Port of P

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I remember watching those when we were at the beach in Lake Worth when I was a kid. They operated from Port of Palm Beach to Havana. The Port had their own switcher, an 0-6-0 until 1960. Port was serv

A thought is as some have said a social club. Private “social” clubs were a way to get around blue laws or other ordinances like dry counties. Just a thought. Bill Michael

FEC shipped potatoes from the 5th district south of Miami and also the Hastings area. Bill Michael

Allen I forgot to attach the link. Here it is: https://appalachianrailroadmodeling.com/ Bill

Allen Try checking out Appalachian Railroad Modeling and contact the owner Dan Bourque. He models Southern and is good about responding to questions. It may take him a day or two due to work. Bill Mic

I believe FEC hoppers and gons were black in steam era and into the 1970s. Bill Michael

Thank you everyone for your responses and answers. Have a blessed day. Bill Michael Sent from Mail for Windows 10

What I call a fish belly underframe is the large beam or beams that are visible from the side of a boxcar that have a visible angle. My question is when were these underframes banned from interchange

That would make sense for a P&N car especially in the South. In Anderson SC the C&WC, Blue Ridge(SR) and P&N all interchanged and each had a small yard. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I like the car nice work. I do not remember seeing an answer to the original question of the appropriate era (dates) for this car or the orange and green or solid orange. Bill Michael Sent from Mail f

Peter Thank you. I enjoy all model railroads especially in that time frame. I can learn and get ideas from different sources even though I model the Southeast. Thanks again and keep the posts coming.

Peter What is the link to your website? I apologize if it was posted and I missed it. Blessings Bill Michael Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Curious question, Wade Phillips any relation to the NFL coach? Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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