Thanks to all who replied. I couldn't confirm that they had a series of 55 top twin hoppers beginning with 32.... numbers. I'm S scale so K-4 is the only option. The replies were very helpful. George

Anyone able to speak to how accurate the K-4 decals are for Southern's twin hoppers. K-4 list them starting with the numbers 30, iirc. like 303864. I'm looking at the black twin hoppers around 1950-53

Would love to see a black Ts with passenger lettering if possible? I don't have an answer to why Southern used the Ts in freight service. But I know they B&O used Mountain types in the midwest because

BIll Wade, owner of BTS, has the Prince book for sale at $115. If you can't find it anywhere else. George Courtney

I hadn't thought about a TC office car. That would make sense. Perhaps it was only two diners being removed and serviced at Knoxville. But my ancient memory says one, most likely the Tennessean was a

Back in 1958 and 1959, at age 15 & 16, I worked at the Southern Railway Passenger station in Knoxville, Tn. I only worked during the summers while school was out. I worked the evening shift from 3 pm

That should be SRW (Southern Railway, not SRR, of course) George Courtney

Anyone know the Form number for SRR's Clearance Cards? An example is in "The Southern Railway Handbook" but so small I can't read it with my small magnifying glass. My modeled time period is 1953 to 1

Thanks, good info. George Courtney

Anyone have knowledge of how Southern repair shops were identified on freight cars during the steam-diesel era? Say, 1946 to 1953. I saw a HO boxcar with the the letter N-48/ Which shoop would htat be

Anyone have any knowledge whether a Southern ballast or weed spray train, or even a wreck train would have worked out of Bristol, Intermont Yard or Bulls Gap in the early 1950's? Even if it would have

I'm curious which coal mining area provided coal for the Buck Steam Plant? I understand this Duke Power plant was near Asheville and would have been served by the Southern. However,was the coal provid

On K-4;s decals for the black Southern twin hopper is the following: Sn 3 58. Anyone know what this represents?. I'm sure it's something for March of 1958 but not sure if Sn is a shop abbreviation and

Thanks, Gary. I check his site out. George Courtney

George Courtney Would either of these two ends be good for the opening doors on the ends of a Southern 40' or 50' Automobile Boxcar early 1950's? This might take e two messages

I saw a K4 decal for the twin hoppers. On it is the above lettering. Sn3 and the date. Also that it was built in 1937. I'm assuming that this Sn refers to either a repaint or a later shopping date. Bu