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?).

When were the ‘24 gons converted FROM 9 ribs? Is that the ‘45 rebuild? Dave Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone

Bill … glad you recorded the former SOU numbers on the remaining 6 ESHR gons. That’s important when determining heritage. These cars had a very long-running history, some starting in 1924 as

If the picture dates from 1972, there’s only one train the sleeper could be operating in - trains 1 and 2, the Southern Crescent. I notice the neighboring sleeper and dining car also still have

Bill As a matter of fact SRHA does have records of some movements of the Enoree River. The car shows being inspected on 12/11/56 and 12/12/56 in Charlotte. The first day it was in The Southerner and

I’ve attached a photo of Sou 3252 “Emory River” taken Atlanta, GA 4-5-72 O.W. Kimsey, Jr. photo. Bill Schafer may be able to tell us which train the car is operarting in? Note the unpainted

Dan: The L&N cabs were acquired by the L&NHS, I’ll ask what their plans are for them. We were told the ACL/SALHS was not interested but SRHA does not have those items, (The MD&S low side gon is

Ike, Do you know what happened to non-Southern Wright Trak models? I had an order in for several kits (Seaboard ventilator boxcars and NYC caboose), but it looks like I won't be getting them from

It was originally assigned to the Crescent, and the car ran in that train off and on for years. It also ran on the Southerner in the 1960s, according to some consists I have seen. Does anybody know if

Enoree River was built for the Crescent in 1949 and began service on that train in 1950. While it might have been used on other trains from time to time, Enoree’s home was 37 & 38. Doug Sent from

In which passenger train was Pullman “Enoree River” mostly used?

I;m with Marv; I'd much rather see Clover and other Pullman cars in Pullman Green. I once asked the late Bob Soule why they had chosen Tuscan red for their cars, that being a more N&W and Pennsy color