Unfortunately that's not my beautiful collection of Southern locos

My choice is Scale Coat Southern Green, I for brass and II for plastic Fenton

Someone published this back in the day if I have time I’ll look Fenton

Yes they were called dulux gold. That lasted much better on the cars and locomotives that the gold leaf Fenton

I’ve had good luck with K4 but admit I’m not the go to guy on the accuracy of prototype vs decal lettering. I’ll have to scope out the K4 SR offerings Fenton

Good shots Kevin, thanks for sharing. I had not seen the units on the streamline cars so this is interesting. Thanks Fenton

Regarding the early pulpwood rack conversions I was wrong on my first dates. Here is a spreadsheet from my pulpwood clinic Southern Ry Pulpwood Racks - Flat car conversions Car No. Series No. of Cars

Ike I think lots of modelers would. From what I’ve found SR started building pulpwood racks from the 115XXX, 117XXX flat cars in the 1920’s. By the late 1940’s and 1950’s I doubt much SR pulpwood move

If you google pulpwood you will see many boxcars loaded with pulpwood like attached. Fenton

I thinkI still have the original slides and can provide a tiff image if needed. Fenton

Paul, I don't know if this will help but I took these photos in the Fall of 1984 on a trip to Saluda. You may use them if they will help your article Fenton

Are these the P2K kits? The first SR 50 ft DD boxcars were 10'-0" IH and you have to kit bash these. Theo others can be made with the P2K kit see attached chart. Also attached is a photo of 2 50 boxca

Don't know I don't have any Fenton

Bob is correct they were V shaped with drain slots in the bottom of the drain.

Gentlemen, that is in fact a pulpwood rack coupled to the PS-1. It is one of the racks built in Spencer in the early 1950's from the SR 40 double sheathed automobile furniture cars.

I have a copy of the same photo I got from Shelby Lowe and he told me the photo was taken at Atlanta and in the early 1950's. Don't know much more than that but I really like the "scene" and wished we

According to the diagram book these cars 78800-79299 were built by PS in 1975 Fenton

Thanks Bob, I had heard some of that but you covered it very well Fenton Wells

Good info Jim, thanks for sharing Fenton

When I was working on my Smooth Side book, I tracked down a person who had some of Borsum's smooth side slides. I tracked down his daughter and was told that he had passed and I think she gave me the