I think some were used to haul hay from Kentucky or points north to the south many years ago during a really bad drought. I thought that was a neat way to utilize such massive cars to haul bulky,

Those roll over date stamps have the years as a single stamp, and only in a tight timeframe from when it was made. In other words, any stamp you buy today will probably have 2023 to about 2030 or so.

Yes to “1965”. The “problem” with these cars is they were not a single design, blt. date or carbuilder. (Someone had plans to produce an HO model. SRHA provided the drawings, then pffft, nada.

With apologies to everyone that sent an email to “archives@...” over the past year, most were not being forwarded. I will attempt (very) belated responses to as many as possible but please re-ask

But with the date stamps you can roll over the numbers like the ones with the 6 digits. So 2 for day 2 for month and 2 for yr

They might be willing to customize the year for you. Tim Rumph Lancaster, SC SB-77

The only problem with date stamps is that they're all for current times and how almost nobody models today...

Check out this website that makes highly customizable dates stamps that can also be used as ticket daters: https://www.stamp-connection.com/ btw they also make custom corporate seals, so if we know

Work on Southern OC-21 (It has been “hiding” as NS-8) at TVRM is progressing nicely. Adding HEP piping over the “new” swing hanger trucks took a while to get right but the work has progressed

The Southern, and I expect other roads, did not change the road numbers when “revenue” freight cars were permanently assigned to non-revenue services until around 1955. (Many kept their original

I’m trying to find detail parts for a Southern RS-3, as I’ll need the marker lights they all had, as well as the bell. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3348295 Does anyone

In addition to the many (!) Southern Railway System ICC files and ledgers at the SRHA archives, there is a considerable amount of material on the Central of Georgia's fixed plant and rolling stock.

Just a little reminder that the annual Harrisburg Chapter, NRHS train show will be held this Saturday, March 11th, at the Scottish Rite in Harrisburg, Pa, from 9 to 3. The address is 2701 North 3rd

An article on Southern’s transfer cabs is almost finished. In addition to cab re-numberings, built dates. shop dates, drawings and assignments, several photos show the cabs’ appearance over

Hi Don, thanks for your insights on the rosters for the various time periods. Building my own version of Thomasville but very much want it to have the right roster for the time period. Going to roll

Hi Tim, thanks for the information and the links. I have been a model railroader for many years but focus was on western roads until I came across the Hinkle Mill article in MRC and the laser kit. I

Although it takes a bit of “digging’ to locate, the various “ICC Completion Reports” in the archives provide an excellent source of information identifying the histories of Southern rolling

Andrew, Note those two photos by Tom Sink were taken in 1970 and 1972. Your question asks about High Point locomotive assignment in the late 1970s. Those Alcos would have been long gone by the late

I figured that RS3s would be used for this in the 1970s, and here's a picture of the Thomasville Local in October of 1970. RailPictures.Net Photo: SOU 2138 Southern Railway Alco RS-3 at High Point,

Hi, I am new to this group. I am currently making a model railroad based on the Southern belt line in Thomasville NC circa 1970’s. Focal point is Hinkle Mill but there were still some furniture