Dave - I posted my info directly to the website and had no contact with the gentleman mentioned in your email.
I'm in the same situation regarding a 1957 derailment on the ACL at Johns Island, SC. I was told the derailment resulted from a hotbox/failed...
The white stripe and script herald lettering scheme for ACL steam locomotives was implemented in 1940. The twin white stripe lettering scheme...
Dave - Thanks for the heads-up regarding the abandoned rails. I'll try to forward additional information after the Yonges Island branchline...
Dave, For modeling the proper ratio of FGEX/WFEX/BREX reefers see page 6 of: http://s-clmodeler.aclsal.org/currentissue/fgexwoodencars.pdf...
Larry - Glad you found the information useful. Not sure if this will help, but the Salisbury NC and the CUS were designed by the same architect....
Dave-Agree with you about the good looks of the SAL Grove Street Station. I'm still looking for dimensional data for that building. Once (if) the...
Hi Larry, I spoke to a gentleman at the CMR at lunch to ask about the CUS model and learned that the model was scaled from photos, Sanborn Fire...
This may be old news but I recently stumbled across Custom Model Railroads' website. The company is building models of selected towns and cities...
Larry - Agree 100% with your comments on modeling the modern rail scene. Eddie - not sure if I have any photos of SY handy, but I do have the...
Dave - Thanks for the additional information regarding Dupont Crossing. Those are exactly the type of often ignored details that I've been...
Dave, In the late 1960s, the ACL piggyback ramp was located adjacent to the yard office at Bennett Yard. Buddy
Larry - I did receive the fax. Thank you very much! It confirmed my previous suspicions regarding the SAL-Sou-ACL operations. David - Speaking...
Triplex, As delivered, the boiler lagging on the ACL R-1 (aka "1800s") was originally unpainted "pickled" steel. The cab sides and the portions...
Larry - No problem regarding the SAL Grove Street Station station. I still have a pdf copy on my computer and can email you the same if you can...
Dave, I am not aware of anything commercially available that matches any of the ACL or SAL sheds located in the Low Country so I'm afraid...
Larry, The ice house was located on the Ravenel-side of the Hwy 162 (former Hwy 17) crossing in what is now Hollywood SC. The building was...
Each of the three railroads serving Charleston had icing platforms at some point in its operation. The ACL's was located at Bennett Yard as...
Mr. Shankles, Have you checked out the ACL & SAL RR HS website (http://www.aclsal.org)? The society has N-scale decals for ACL LW equipment and...
Larry - I suspect that may have been the old ice house building. It was reportedly located on the north side of Bennett Yard in the general area...
