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Locked Southern Single Sheated Boxcars
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I apologize for the cross postings. And yes, I did do my own research on this but came up blank so appreciate any help that I can get from anyone so here goes.
Did the Southern own and operate any single sheathed boxcars in the mid-1955? And if so, does anyone have pictures to share? And if so, does any of the new Rapido boxcars match what the Southern had? Here is a link: And finally, if all of the above is yes, who makes the correct decals? Thank you! Allen Cain -- Allen Cain Modeling the Southern in 1955 in HO Scale |
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Allen,
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I can’t recall any Southern single sheathed cars. Maybe some were forced on them by USRA or they inherited from an acquisition? I will follow along to see me proved wrong. Dave Bott On Jun 11, 2021, at 11:23 AM, Allen Cain <allencaintn@...> wrote:
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No, Southern Had no 40 ft OB boxcars. On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 11:27 AM A&Y Dave in MD <dbott@...> wrote:
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Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton
None on the Southern, however several connecting roads did have them, with PRR and NYC probably among the most likely to show up. Clinchfield, C&O, N&W, and AB&C are others that I can think of without looking anything up, though the C&O cars got radial roofs later in life Aidrian On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 4:23 PM Allen Cain <Allencaintn@...> wrote:
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George Eichelberger
I agree with Dave, I am not aware of any Southern single sheathed USRA box cars. Although USRA allocated some number of them to the Southern, that information might be found on a USRA published list but it is incorrect. The Southern did not want/need the cars because it was happy with the many thousands of 36’ box cars it had and it did not want to take on financing for the cars.
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I have to go back and look at my own posts as I forgot how they “negotiated” some other cars from USRA in lieu of the SS cars. (Hoppers, gons and drop-bottom gons (“coal cars”) were what the Southern needed in the late teens and early 20s. Ike PS There will be a SRHA archives work session next Fri and Sat. I will be there Thursday afternoon if someone wants to come by then....please send an email to archives@... (and have your Covid vaccination) if you plan to be there. On Jun 11, 2021, at 11:27 AM, A&Y Dave in MD <dbott@...> wrote: Allen,
I can’t recall any Southern single sheathed cars. Maybe some were forced on them by USRA or they inherited from an acquisition? I will follow along to see me proved wrong. Dave Bott On Jun 11, 2021, at 11:23 AM, Allen Cain <allencaintn@...> wrote:
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