Any hope of producing a kit of the un-rebuilt car? Jack

Not all 9-ribbers were rebuilt in 1945; some lasted as-built well into the 60s based on photos. Jim King www.smokymountainmodelworks.com -- Jim King www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

Kevin, Thanks for the info. I sent all of the photos in my collection of the Fort Benning (interior and exterior) to someone at SARM and I’m now wondering what the status of that car is. I

Ed That photo was taken in Oak Ridge at SARM. When we received the car it didn’t look that good. With a lot of work by our volunteer staff, the car was restored to match the Fort Oglethorpe, also at

Ed, Thanks for the photo. I have not seen this and was not aware that the car kept its name and number into the Southern era. The 54-seat Budd coaches were very nice cars. Thank you very much. Ed

Mr. Mims, I happen to have the attached photo of #665 with painted black smooth roof and ‘Fort McPherson’ on the nameplate. Enjoy! Ed Locklin at mp367.

I stand corrected. To further the argument, If you wanted the livery to be true to the car's original heritage, it would be in Pullman's two-tone grey as delivered to the SP. Heritage aside, I

Thanks Kevin. I’m interested in what you find out so please keep me informed. The Central of Georgia did join Amtrak on April 1, 1971. This was a very controversial move by Southern as owner of

Ed I’m not saying I know it all, but since I’ve been working on helping get it restored for a while, I’m at least pretty familiar with it. And it’s twin the Fort Oglethorpe. Somewhere

Kevin, I’ve been searching my files to find a photo of 665 after repairs were made but must not have one. I’m beginning to believe that you are correct in that Southern applied the smooth roof

Ed You wouldn’t happen to have a picture of the car post wreck but prior to going to Southern? I don’t, but would love to see it. I question that Budd applied the smooth roof, primarily because

Another view of CG 665 (Fort McPherson) showing the date of the accident. Ed

To remind everyone, the August archives work session is Friday and Saturday August 16 and 17. Several of us will be there starting Thursday. Ike

The CofGa car 665 (formerly Fort McPherson) was wrecked and repaired by Budd. That is why it has a smooth stainless steel roof. See attachment. Stainless steel does not corrode but it is not

David, you are correct. Budd applied the smooth roof prior to June, 1963. Ed

Thanks. That's more than I had heard/seen/read before; just assumed that the smooth roof was part of the repair. Daivd

Ultimately that probably led to the smooth roof. After Budd repaired the wreck damage it retained the fluted roof for a while. At some point Southern got tired of the leaks and installed a smooth

I thought the smooth roof on 665 came after the "roll-over" at Second Avenue in Columbus. I don't recall the date, and I'm not going to look for it, but it could have been post-Southern acquisition

Curt Budds were built with fluted roofs. Being of all stainless construction, the cars were-and in many cases still are-practically indestructible. Unfortunately they leak. Sometimes a little silicon

Alaska RR got several of the SR coaches (one CofG) after Amtrak took over the Crescent (all Budd built). Roofs varied among the lot. Some fluted roofs, some smooth (were these replacement roofs?).