Southern Railway official car No 5 (disguised as NS No 8) arrived at Chattanooga this afternoon. It will be set on trucks tomorrow and moved to the TVRM Soule Shops to be restored as Southern Railway

The trucks under Ed’s shot of 73648 appear to be 40-ton, maybe 50-ton, capacity most likely left over from scrapped 40-ft boxcars. The car’s 70-ton capacity is likely impossible now it’s in

Scott: I have not checked to see if they are correct for clay hopper conversions but they ARE absolutely correct for Southern. I questioned their freight car brown color with Roman lettering. The

Ike wondered: > PS I have not checked but might the new Tangent hoppers be a starting point for a model of these? Tangent's 3-bay hopper is a Pullman 15-panel PS-3, 2700cf if memory serves. L&N owned

Thanks guys for the answers and pics. Some serious weathering projects there! I assume the reason for the "clamshell" doors is regular coal car doors wouldn't be tight enough to keep wet clay from

Ike, I’ve attached a photo I took in May of 1996. I just don’t remember where I took it. I was living in Charlotte at the time and somewhat likely that’s where I was. Anyway, it shows the

Dave, Good answer! I wonder if it was something thick and nasty which they had to heat up to get it to flow. Maybe they were burning some of the stuff itself to accomplish that goal. Another question

Hi Ike, Neat pic. Short answer: Something nasty! Dave -- Owner, Cumberland Model Engineering(865) 333-5712 www.CumberlandModelEngineering.comPastor, St. Paul Presbyterian

Dave: Here is another photo of T-413. WHAT are they burning in that tank? The origin of T-413 may be in the ICC records in the archives if it survived past 1926 or so when the valuation study

Wow, Ike. That 1920s era Weed Killer Flat Car appears to be one of the CNO&TP truss rod flats with the bizarre steel channel truck side frames. That is ancient, pre-WWI stuff! Dave Q

All: This is a shameless ad for SRHA’s three-book set Southern Railway Freight Car Diagrams. SRHA has sold hundreds of copies over the years but the current printing is almost gone (more are not

Dave, SR converted 70 cars from their 70 Ton 3-bay hoppers in 1956. Kevin von der Lippe Oak Ridge, NC

A few clarifications for Sandy Smart: * OSM does indeed stand for “Oil Spray Machine” (or “spraying”). As Ike says below, the alpha-numeric numbers were converted to 99XXXX-series MofW numbers

Oh wow! I just found and looked over the picture that Mr. Ike posted. Judging by the cars ahead of and behind this mystery "clay to chip" hopper, this car was in this service after the Norfolk

Sam, I know what you mean. And as I get older I always add, "As I recall ..." David

David, I guess I missed the photograph. Well, I presume that's why we should never say never when it comes to the prototype railroads. It does make me wonder if it was a "short term" solution until

How early were these hoppers in service? When were they taking over for the Seley type composite hoppers that I understand were also used in clay service along the CF line? Dave -- David Bott Sent

On January 13, 2020, at 9:58 PM, "David Payne via Groups.Io" <davidcofga@...> wrote: Sam, Ike posted a photo of one with "Chip Service" stenciled on it; which I never saw down in Georgia, but his

Sam, Ike posted a photo of one with "Chip Service" stenciled on it; which I never saw down in Georgia, but his photo is certainly proof enough. I've often wondered if hoppers that showed weaknesses

David, I know exactly what you are talking about. But, Mr. Ike said that they were. When I read that, I thought maybe he was talking about the boxcar conversions, but then, I don't know everything.