Yup! I certainly like this paint, a lot more than the next scheme. I've alway been curious about something- Note on 2740, the subsidiary company initials. How did they actually go about assigning these unit numbers? I've doubts that each company, CNO&TP, AGS, CGA, etc., really had it's own roster. This is probably an accounting thing. In reality, didn't these engines freely roam systemwide? Boxcab E50
Southern ran their locos with the long hood forward... Talk about poor visibilty! They ordered high short hoods since visiblity was not an issue Also, they were supposed to provide better protection in the event of a crash. Harold
The sublettering you see is for the subsidiaries of Southern.... yes, it was somewhat of an accounting concern. Harold
But did each subsidiary company have a legitimate roster of motive power? Or were these groups of engines essentially sublettered in near random batches? Boxcab E50
i've started a few threads here with little response. i check in here from time to time. I AM A SOUTHERN RAILWAY FAN AND MODELER!!! seems, mfgs of n-scale models don't do a lot of southern. kits or rtr big johns, silversides, 1923 boxcars. finidng protype transtition info on rolling stock is difficult. hope to see more posts here with info. thanks david
I'm a Southern Railway Fan. I sure would like to see more posting going on here !! [ love that long hood foward on them Southern locos. ] Stan.
stan, i see you are from anniston. i once did some work in the CHEMICAL LIMITED AREA at the army depot there. now that would be interesting to model. do you know if southern worked the depot at any time? i am sure some weapons traveled by rail during and after WWI. nasty stuff they have had stored there for nearly a hundred years. david
David- While I have my favorite companies, up north and west, I am interested in most all north American RR companies. So wander through here as well. I wish there was more info on the subsidiary companies. And how they were associated. (Controlled, operated, merged, absorbed.) Surely someone has done a comprehensive history of the company? That has definitive info? Including dates- month, day, year? Boxcab E50
this site http://www.hosam.com/ and http://www.bhamrails.info/ have the most info on SRR and alabama railroads and industries i have found on the web. i am familiar with most of the birmingham rails info, first hand being from that area. david
David, I'm not sure if Southern worked the depot, but I will try to check into it. [ I bet they did !] They built a incinerator out there and have been burning the chemical weapons for about two years now. They said it could take 7 to 10 years to get them gone. I live about 2 miles from the incinerator. I really don't think about it being there. Stan.
