Southern Railway Fan Help

Dave,

Thanks. That's very helpful.

I had been  thinking about buying the diner and two car set and mix it with some other various road names in the future to run on excursion behind the #630. Would that be close? I know Lionel's 630 is not 100% accurate either

Joe

Joe

Here is the Southern Archives. Maybe it will be helpful.

http://southern.railfan.net/

http://southern.railfan.net/im...rchive/archives.html

Joe,

Your best info would come from fellow forum member Larry Neal.  He use to be at the NC Transportation Museum.  Look him up.

Now I am not sure what excursion period you want to replicate.  If you are looking at the time the Claytor brothers there is the book "Steams Camelot" by Jim Wrinn.  About the cars there is the "Southern Railway Color Guide ... ."

What I can tell you is that after the derailment behind 611 May 18, 1986 ended the use of heavyweight cars in excursion.  Also if I recall from discussions the black roof was a shop specific thing, but not sure.  Then there is the thing of a fluted steel sheet roof or a smooth steel sheet roof.  And to the best of my recall, the only painted streamline cars Southern had were the dark green ones that came from Central of Georgia.  MTH did replicate many of these including the Dome car #1602.

But am sure larry will have answers.

Ron

guys,

Thanks for all the information