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This could be from series 175000-178197, over 3,000 all steel gons w/ 41'9" IL, 4'5" IH,
4-rib dreadnaught ends and drop doors. Train Shed Cyclopedia #70 p.239 has a 1938 builder
photo of SOU #176844
Tim O'Connor
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This could be from series 175000-178197, over 3,000 all steel gons w/ 41'9" IL, 4'5" IH,
4-rib dreadnaught ends and drop doors. Train Shed Cyclopedia #70 p.239 has a 1938 builder
photo of SOU #176844
Tim O'Connor
George Courtney
Tim,
That certainly meets prior info I have. However when I enlarge the photo both the A and B ends appear to have six narrow corragations, not four. I've bought a NYC 41' gon kit with Murphy ends in S scale and was planning to change the ends. This is the closest S scale kit to the Southern car in length, rib numbers, etc. Then I saw the photo. I wanted to attach the photo, but was unable to do for some reason.
Bill Welch suggested a wreck rebuild. Certainly reasonable, but both ends? I'm probably going to rebuild to deadnaught ends but a bit like solving a mystery puzzle.
Thanks,
George Courtney
It's possible some of the cars in the series were built with Murphy ends and
others received dreadnaught ends. That car builder photo I mentioned is one of
only two clear photos I've seen of any of the gondolas in the series. Another
car with 4-rib dreadnaught ends is 177007 (1960's photo)
Tim O'Connor
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others received dreadnaught ends. That car builder photo I mentioned is one of
only two clear photos I've seen of any of the gondolas in the series. Another
car with 4-rib dreadnaught ends is 177007 (1960's photo)
Tim O'Connor
That certainly meets prior info I have. However when I enlarge the photo both the A and B ends appear to have six narrow corragations, not four. I've bought a NYC 41' gon kit with Murphy ends in S scale and was planning to change the ends. This is the closest S scale kit to the Southern car in length, rib numbers, etc. Then I saw the photo. I wanted to attach the photo, but was unable to do for some reason.
Bill Welch suggested a wreck rebuild. Certainly reasonable, but both ends? I'm probably going to rebuild to deadnaught ends but a bit like solving a mystery puzzle.
Thanks,
George Courtney
Bill Welch
Sorry but no amount of "wish'in, 'n hoping, 'n pray'in" to quote (badly) the hit song, witchcraft or any other kind of "jue-jue" is going to transform the Dreadnaught ends used to the build the Southern Railway's high side Gons into a Murphy end. Really sorry I offered the lame explanation of a repair. If you look at the triangle of light shinning on the far end of the photo in question it is clearly a Dreadnaught end. Move on please.
Bill Welch