I have a 50' gondola that I am having painted and numbered for the Southern Railway. Would anyone be able to suggest a road number(s) for such a car during the late 1940s to mid-1950s?
Photos would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
George
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George:
I found a photo of Southern 318245 built in 1957, just a tad beyond the period you note. Because of copyright concerns I won’t paste it in here but, you can find it either by googling “photos of Southern Railway gondolas” or, perhaps, just by searching for the car number.
I had a similar project a few months back when I wanted to create an Atlantic Coast Line gondola. I ended up compromising on the car number and had to choose one that had a build date about two or three years beyond my target time frame.
Curt
Thanks Curt!
@juniata guy posted:George:
I found a photo of Southern 318245 built in 1957, just a tad beyond the period you note. Because of copyright concerns I won’t paste it in here but, you can find it either by googling “photos of Southern Railway gondolas” or, perhaps, just by searching for the car number.
You can post the link to it here.
