The original ACL Atlantic Coast Despatch paint scheme (yellow ochre body, boxcar red & white herald, black lettering, boxcar red trim) was officially dropped in 1929 in favor of the more cost effectiv

A discussion on the PCL list re troop or MAIN trains reminded me that I have a couple of consists for Southern Rwy MAIN trains circa 1942. I've uploaded them to the files section. Hope you WWII era mo

Interesting shot of a Navy hopper lettered and numbered for the Naval Shipyard in Charleston SC. http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/lcdl/catalog/lcdl:1134 Anyone know how far afield these hoppers operated a

Gentlemen, I am in need of your input regarding the GA RR SS boxcar fleet. A few questions arose after looking through a early 50s set of car diagrams for GA RR freight cars and this fuzzy photograph

Dave, Westerfield ACL decals may or may not be useful depending on the period you are modeling. The ACL USRA DS boxcar decals represent an earlier version of the ACL herald used on boxcars. The width

Gents Found this UTLX roster while searching through some old CDs. Provides a nice breakdown of the UTLX fleet by car number, class, estimated capacity, number of compartments, etc. Hopefully will be

STMFC Members: Apologies to the list and head jailer for the intrusion. I have a work project located near the Jersey City waterfront (what is now the Liberty State Park area). Historical aerials and

Alex asked: ".....How accurate were they in representing these cars?" While based on the ACL O-17 (originally O-13) ventilated boxcar there are some issues: 1) the tooling is obviously dated and very

The 500 ACL Class O-15 DS vents (Nos. 43735-44234)should also to be added to the list. Although they did not start out as USRA DS boxcars, like the FEC cars, they were "USRA DS clones" with the except

My 1941 ORER shows 27 cars (series 80204-80675) remaining on the roster. Bob's Photos has an undated photo that shows a Class K-3 "Seley" car renumbered to a MOW number series (No. 67767) and assigned

Sorry this was not meant for the list. Neo strikes again.

Eric, I've been following your thread on the ACL vents. If I interpreted your latest response correctly is sounds as though you have access to a 1940 ACL car diagram book - is that correct? The reason

Richard and Tom That is exactly what I needed. Thanks to both of you for answering my question. Buddy Hill

Gentlemen - I am trying to determine the year that the NC&StL's ventilated boxcars (3000-3249 series) were converted to XM boxcars. Unfortunately I only have a 1941 ORER which shows the cars were conv

FINALLY! IMHO the SAL V-9/V-10 vents were some of the most visually appealing examples of the ventilated box car design. Everyone can use at least one car and southeastern modelers will need several.

A few links to additional photos of FGEX/BREX/WFEX reefers from the May 1942 LIFE article on Yemassee SC. A definite bookmark (and time machine) for any ACL fans out there. Color photo of FGEX R7 and

Earl, ACL cars in the 47000-50699 series were constructed between 1922-1926. The cars were rebuilt with steel sides between 1939-1944 (classes O-16A through O-16-E). Classes O-16-A,-B,& -C were double

....The RMC article indicates there were some cars with one door and others with 2. Which would car 18303 have been? Steve, Others have answered your questions about car class, length, models, etc. Re

More additions/notes to the ACL RR Station Symbols list: 1) MTG = Montgomery AL 2) WIL = Wimington NC - (not SC) 3) SAV = Savannah GA 4) BHAM = Birmingham AL - (AB&C RR pre-1946/ACL RR post-1946) 5) F

I'm thinking of upgrading the details of the Life Like P2K Type 21 tank car lettered for UTLX, a few questions came to mind. 1) Were ACF Type 21 cars acquired by UTC from other companies upgraded with