On the steam freight car list (STMFC) there is an excel sheet which has the reweigh and repack location shop codes compiled for all US railroads mostly by Richard Hendrickson and primarily based upon an analysis of 1950's era car photographs (mostly). Cars had to be reweighed, and restencilled if certain amounts of change occurred. In early days, this could be every year or so, and the shops reflected in one era may not work for other time periods.
Is there any chance that the SRHA archives has data on the shop locations and codes that the Southern would use for reweigh and repack stencils in any era, but particularly in 1934? I'd be very happy to see that list. I suspect the shop codes changed somewhat over time.
Has such a list already been shared/published and I just missed it? If not, where would such information (accurate by time period) be found?
If no such list or data source exists, here's what the latest STMFC data sheet has for Southern. Anybody have suggestions (please indicate WHEN the info is appropriate if you can):
SYMBOL
LOCATION
STATE
NOTES
SOURCE
ALX
Alexandria
VA
Hendrickson
AUG
Augusta
GA
Hendrickson
CHAT
Chattanooga
TN
Hendrickson
CIN
Cincinnatti
OH
Hendrickson
FN
Finley Yard
AL
Birmingham
Hendrickson
HE
Hayne Shops
SC
Spartanburg
Hendrickson
IN
Inman Yard
GA
Atlanta; also INM
Hendrickson
INM
Inman Yard
GA
Atlanta; also IN
Hendrickson
JS
Jacksonville
FL
Hendrickson
K
Knoxville
TN
Hendrickson
MDN
Meridian
MS
Hendrickson
MN
Macon
GA
Hendrickson
N
Norris Yard
SC
Hendrickson
SR
Spencer
NC
Hendrickson
Richard Hendrickson was a fine historian, but he was not directly interested in the Southern, so I suspect there would be some improvements to be made by this group.
