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locked SR Diesel Order Specs
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George Eichelberger
There are still diesel order specifications in the SRHA archives that need to be scanned but here are three pages from one version for Southern RS 2101-2125. Orders from the loco builders began with their standard spec. then supplements were negotiated and priced to develop the final configuration and price. The Southern usually preferred a number of items from other builders or third-party suppliers. Speed recorders and fuel fillers were two common examples.
Ike
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Hi folks
Happy Holidays
Durn…. Just like buying a new car…
John
John R Stewart 205-901-3790
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Thanks for sharing this and all of the things you pull out of the archives. There wasn't any doubt about me re-upping my SRHA membership, but this made me re-up a couple of weeks ago for two years with a donating portion.
Anyway, I wonder if at some point the president files or other records might turn up when the first diesel shops were ordered built (and actually built)? Ludlow as open by 1947 (but perhaps earlier). Since Ludlow's diesel shop burned in 2020, I'm wondering if it (and possibly with a few others around the system) were definitely the first on the Southern. I definitely would be up for writing a TIES article on that if I learned more, but I haven't seen any records so far about the earliest days of the diesel shops in Ludlow or elsewhere. -Chris Mayhew
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Bill Schafer
Chris:
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When SRHA had its annual meeting in Cincinnati in the spring of 1995, one of the activities was a tour of the facilities at Ludlow. We were pretty much given the run of the place and were well cared for by General Foreman Tom Kraft. NS arranged for the uniquely painted GP59 4610 to be on hand, and we could go through the diesel shop. We were told during our tour that the shop had been built before WWII to service the DL-109 diesels SOU bought for the Ponce de Leon and Florida Sunbeam. I never followed up to see exactly when the building was constructed. I’d love to run a story in TIES sometime about Ludlow and environs. —Bill Schafer
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George Eichelberger
There are several sources of data in the SRHA archives that can give us information on track, bridges and structures. For a location such as Ludlow, data may (!) be found in track charts, AFEs (authorization for expenditure) forms, correspondence in Presidential files asking for AFE approval and the SRHA photo and drawing collections. The best information on "As&Bs” (additions and betterments) and dispositions may be in the individual Valuation section report ledgers that were prepared and sent to the ICC on June 30 and December 31 every years.
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BTW: Diesels have their own, almost parallel, source on when they were put in service at specific terminals and shops. The Southern had to provide diesel fuel at each service point. Fuel racks, storage tanks and even tank cars to move fuel to locations (diesel fuel was not available locally in many places in the 1940s) all help determine when Divisions were dieselized. We have been accumulating scanned info on particular locations and moving it into digital “By Location” files. As of right now there are almost 13,000 images in that file. I have put an earlier list on the .io group but it’s too large to do that again but I have attached the directory for Ludlow, KY. Sorry, we are not ready to make copies of the 13,000 items available “on demand”. We can get to that goal if people will volunteer to help at work sessions. (The “Rolling Stock” file has 64,545 scans, 1.17 TB.) We would like to do a series of “Zoom” presentations in different aspects of the SRHA archives. We’ll do the first one “live” so we can answer questions then make it available for people to look at later. As that is simply more “TTD” in addition to what is already underway, I’d be interested in hearing some feedback if people are interested and think it would be worthwhile. Some of those could be done before we can schedule work sessions. (It may be useful to insist people look at particular topics before they go the archives the first time. That would save us from taking the time to answer questions when people make it to Chattanooga. Ike Ludlow Depot July 1948.tif Ludlow Depot Piggyback Train.tif Ludlow KY Coach Shop 1952.tif Ludlow KY Coach Shop 1952_2.tif Ludlow KY Coach Shop 1956.tif Ludlow KY Diesel Shop & Roundhouse 1949.tif Ludlow KY Diesel Shop & Turntable 1952.tif Ludlow KY Freight Depot 1948.tif Ludlow KY General View of Shops 1952.jpg Ludlow KY General View of Shops 1952.tif Ludlow KY Misc Stores House 1952.tif Ludlow KY Roundhouse Shop & Yard.tif Ludlow KY Tower MO 1914.tif Ludlow, KY 1.tif Ludlow, KY 1907 track layout 2.tif Ludlow, KY 1907 track layout.tif Ludlow, KY 1912 track layout 2.tif Ludlow, KY 1912 track layout 3.tif Ludlow, KY 1912 track layout 4.tif Ludlow, KY 1912 track layout.tif Ludlow, KY 2.tif Ludlow, KY 3.tif Ludlow, KY 4.tif Ludlow, KY CNO&TP "MS" tower 12-82.tif Ludlow, KY Ohio R. Bridge Ludlow, KY axle turner's house.tif Ludlow, KY car cleaner's house.tif Ludlow, KY cast drain under pass depot.tif Ludlow, KY coach repair shop.tif Ludlow, KY depot 1927.tif Ludlow, KY depot 4-22-1910.tif Ludlow, KY depot and S end of Ohio R Bridge 10-26-73.tif Ludlow, KY details_2.tif Ludlow, KY early CNO&TP map 2.tif Ludlow, KY early CNO&TP map.tif Ludlow, KY early yard layout1.tif Ludlow, KY early yard layout2.tif Ludlow, KY early yard layout3.tif Ludlow, KY early yard layout4.tif Ludlow, KY early yard layout5.tif Ludlow, KY gen'l foreman's office.tif Ludlow, KY hoist house at pumping sta Nov 1927.tif Ludlow, KY inclined plane1.tif Ludlow, KY lumber mill.tif Ludlow, KY machine shop extension 1930.tif Ludlow, KY machine shop xfer table 1930.tif Ludlow, KY new woodworking shop 1930.tif Ludlow, KY oil house 7-11-1914.tif Ludlow, KY old coach paint shop.tif Ludlow, KY paint shop (note bagg car 3546).tif Ludlow, KY pass sta details.tif Ludlow, KY pass sta details_2.tif Ludlow, KY pass sta floor plan.tif Ludlow, KY pass sta framing.tif Ludlow, KY pass sta wood details.tif Ludlow, KY pass sta.tif Ludlow, KY pass staSheet 5.tif Ludlow, KY pattern & upolstery shop.tif Ludlow, KY prop track arr't 1912-1.tif Ludlow, KY prop track arr't 1912-2.tif Ludlow, KY prop track arr't 1912-3.tif Ludlow, KY prop track arr't 1912-4.tif Ludlow, KY pump house Nov 1927.tif Ludlow, KY pump house Nov 1927_2.tif Ludlow, KY pump house Nov 1927_3.tif Ludlow, KY pumping sta.tif Ludlow, KY section house O-11 11-1952.tif Ludlow, KY side elev framing.tif Ludlow, KY store house Apr 1930.tif Ludlow, KY toilet Aug 1927.tif Ludlow, KY toilet Aug 1927_2.tif Ludlow, KY toll collector's house.tif Ludlow, KY track layout1.tif Ludlow, KY track layout2.tif Ludlow, KY track layout3.tif Ludlow, KY track layout4.tif Ludlow, KY water towers.tif Ludlow, KY yard layout1 copy.tif Ludlow, KY yard layout1.tif Ludlow, KY yard layout2.tif Ludlow, Ky bridge1.tif Ludlow, Ky bridge2.tif Ludlow, Ky bridge3.tif Ludlow, Ky bridge4.tif Ludlow. KY depot 8-17-72.tif
On Dec 30, 2020, at 11:55 AM, Bill Schafer <bill4501@...> wrote: Chris:
When SRHA had its annual meeting in Cincinnati in the spring of 1995, one of the activities was a tour of the facilities at Ludlow. We were pretty much given the run of the place and were well cared for by General Foreman Tom Kraft. NS arranged for the uniquely painted GP59 4610 to be on hand, and we could go through the diesel shop. We were told during our tour that the shop had been built before WWII to service the DL-109 diesels SOU bought for the Ponce de Leon and Florida Sunbeam. I never followed up to see exactly when the building was constructed. I’d love to run a story in TIES sometime about Ludlow and environs. —Bill Schafer
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Fascinating Bill.
I almost forgot about the DL-109s being heavily used on the CNO&TP. I think I always thought more about the FTs needing servicing early. I sent you an email with some correspondence about some of my research efforts for Ludlow article(s) and a Cincinnati article. It's lengthy. I apologize for the length as it's a bit raw. -Chris
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Ike,
I'd love to hear more about the Zoom sessions too. When it's possible to get down to Chattanooga, I'd certainly like to make it a productive use of time for all of us. What you listed....track charts, AFEs (authorization for expenditure) forms, correspondence in Presidential files asking for AFE approval would be what I would want to focus on to nail down dates/reasoning for need etc. Thanks again, and Happy New Year. I'm all ears for when a Zoom could happen. I'm in for that. -Chris
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That would be great idea about Zoom. I would also like to see more information about the Asheville engine facilities from 1900 forward. This information would be very helpful for those of us who model the Murphy Branch of the Southern.
Mike
On Dec 30, 2020, at 14:00, CMayhew <chris.mayhew611@...> wrote:
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We have been successfully conducting Zoom sesssions amongst modelers for the past 4 months. I would love to participate in a session related to the SRHA to learn more about the current Archive situation and about Southern history.
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Dave Wednesday, December 30, 2020, 1:13:47 PM, you wrote:
On Dec 30, 2020, at 11:55 AM, Bill Schafer <bill4501@...> wrote:
Chris: When SRHA had its annual meeting in Cincinnati in the spring of 1995, one of the activities was a tour of the facilities at Ludlow. We were pretty much given the run of the place and were well cared for by General Foreman Tom Kraft. NS arranged for the uniquely painted GP59 4610 to be on hand, and we could go through the diesel shop. We were told during our tour that the shop had been built before WWII to service the DL-109 diesels SOU bought for the Ponce de Leon and Florida Sunbeam. I never followed up to see exactly when the building was constructed. I’d love to run a story in TIES sometime about Ludlow and environs. —Bill Schafer
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Charles Powell
Back in 1979 when I was on the Car Department Staff in Atlanta I was in the Mechanical File room searching for something I needed, when I ran across a proposal from ALCO for high-hood, long hood forward Century-420s. I think it was dated around 1966 and suspect this was probably the last proposal Southern got from ALCO. I wish I would have had made a photo copy of it. I don't recall the price.
Charlie
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George Eichelberger
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That proposal, certainly the switcher, is in the SRHA archives. The Southern was unhappy with Alco power but because of the anti-trust suit against EMD, they made a last effort with the C-420s and center cab switch engines. The switchers were last if I remember correctly but the SR already had their first SW-1500s and were not interested. Ike
On Jan 2, 2021, at 9:00 PM, Charles Powell <charlesspowell@...> wrote: Back in 1979 when I was on the Car Department Staff in Atlanta I was in the Mechanical File room searching for something I needed, when I ran across a proposal from ALCO for high-hood, long hood forward Century-420s. I think it was dated around 1966 and suspect this was probably the last proposal Southern got from ALCO. I wish I would have had made a photo copy of it. I don't recall the price. Charlie
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