Ike: That's the information is very helpful just need to get copies of the val maps to be able to put the pieces together. This what will eventually make for a great article or book on the Branch I

Same car. Not sure what we will do with it yet. On Friday, June 24, 2022, 11:35:37 AM EDT, Jason P <gmo1515@...>

Dave: The July dates, as usual, will be the third Friday and Saturday of the month, July 15 and 16. The Spacesaver shelving in the L&NHS archives will be installed July 8 and they will be having a

I’d suggest you look at the Murphy Branch Valuation maps. Virtually anything that had a siding since 1916 will be shown on them. Ike

Ike: You are correct google is a tool to use, just as well as using the archive's of the universities in the south that will let you into their libraries via the internet. This is how I have found a

Ike, Good observation. Yes. I was just down in Chattanooga for three days this week (my denomination's general assembly was held there, so I was able to pop around to TVRM

Jason: I believe you are correct about TVRM having the car. Might I suggest that folks donate to them to help defray the costs to acquire and move it? Ike

Mike: I’m not disagreeing with you but unless “working remotely” includes something more than Google searches, how does it add to our knowledge? Ike

Dave: Note the retaining valve between the two rightmost stake pockets. That may tell us which series it is. Are you going to make it to the next archives work session? Ike

The HO flat car, composite gon, and transfer cab were originally my kits. They were sold to Wright Trak Models with the rest of my HO line many years ago. Patterns for these 3 kits plus many others

I know I’ve been creating so many threads but I’ve just got a bunch of question that I hope y’all don’t mind if I ask. Does anyone here have any information on Southerns Longbell 3 chimes? How

The paint scheme, deck and railing indicate it had previously been a stationary platform. I'm not sure exactly if this is the same car but it looks like the one that had been part of a viewing

Ike: True, But you have helped me with a bunch of stuff in the past and steered me in the right direction while going on this hunt for information, but it brings me back to the real question that

Since I’m a new member and have never been to the archives building in Tennessee I have a few questions maybe someone could answer. Is it like where you can show you’re a member and just come in

Tim, thanks for chiming in. Ike, thanks for the very helpful pic and technical data. My interest in the car, as you might already have guessed, is to draw it up in 3D CAD and then make

PS Here’s a photo of Southern (gondola) 117644, caption was on previous email… Note the flat car was a WrightTrak kit…. Same flat as under the transfer cab kit. A series of them would make a

Dave: Without a good broadside photo, I cannot compare it to the General Arrangement drawings SF-1023 (Sou 115000-115249 and 118000-118749), SF-11118 (Sou 116600-116849 & 118000-118749). Those

Unfortunately when we got the car out of the parting lot in Irondale all previous paint markings were gone. We will look more closely to see if the number is punched into the metal somewhere but I'm

Gentlemen, There is an approximately 40' or 42' steel flat car at TVRM with fishbelly center and side sills riding on Vulcan trucks that are clearly marked as having been cast for or by the Southern.

OK…. “can’t get to Chattanooga”……from Indiana! The Internet is great but I have had people that live in Middle GA and TN tell me “they can’t get to Chattanooga, would I just send them