re, the lettering difference: The 1941 Tennessean and Southerner equipment came from Pullman. Maybe Budd submitted a different font due to competition with Pullman? I've read somewhere that there was

Gino: Thanks for the info! As a dedicated “Mac” user, I typically am not aware of issues like this…the Mac simply “handles” this stuff. Ike

Hi, It is the type of attachment who is the problem. On the average PC TIFF images can be viewed. On a lot of mobile device the included imageviewer can not parse TIFF files. Even the

Hello Ike - the drawing/picture didn't come through in your original email. Thanks Regards from Berryville VA Andy Ramsay

Evan: I assume you could see the drawing so I won’t re-send…. In the late 1940s and 50s, all of the passenger car builders were very active in marketing their designs to the Southern. Sometimes we

Thanks Barry Fenton

Thanks Gipson much appreciated Fenton

Fenton, Well done! Barry

Very nice!

Love it , Thanks so much Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Nice work, Fenton. Just to add to your collection, here is a photo I made of the very similar ACL class O-17 ventilated boxcar 18440 in service at the Wilmington NC freight station (now the Wilmington

Sorry I forgot to add the photos

This is a Westerfield O 15. It is the modern kit but I had to use the '40's decals as my railroad time ends in 1953. It has been built pretty much as the directions outlined and HyTech air hoses and

Dan: Here is a reduced size SF-21598 showing the bracing that sat inside the box car wood chip conversions. You’ll understand my reference to looking like a child’s swing set. (I’ll look to see

Nice pic, Carl. What I'd give to again hear those throaty E's notching out. Marv

No. 2 departing 1977. CEA

Thanks Marv, I remember that track well during the 70's. Interesting that it was called a "coach yard", maybe coach storage track? He he. Best Regards, Rahl

Rahl, The "Southern Crescent" used the platform serving former station Tracks 9 & 10. The former Frisco coach yard was a single track accessed by a hand throw switch on either end of Track 10. It

So Marv, I'm curious, it looks like from the aerial view the tracks that were left and used at the small station Southern built and used till Amtrak were actually originally Frisco's coach yard

Jack, I meant to mention that signed copies of "Great Temple of Travel" are still available. Let me know if interested. Marv