Southern RR Fans- PHOTOS

Malcolm[Brother Love]

I have that outstanding Extended Vison Southern Caboose you pictured[or its twin brother] and three more that you built. One Southern center cupola, 4 window, woodside and two Atlantic & Yadkin units.

Need to dig them out and photograph.

Great craftsmanship.

Ben that's a really nice display setup!!!

Dewey I really admire the work you did so far to your layout.

It's starting to look a lot like Greensboro in the 1930 -40's!!

Roger I know I keep saying it but I'm planning to come up in April and I'm bringing my Kanawha and SD45'S with me.

Great photo's guy's hope I post more Southern stuff once I move into my new houses in July.

Hey Sean, Whenever you're ready to come to Winston-Salem, let me know!!!

Thanks Ken! 

It's completely ridiculous what people on eBay try to get for the Weaver Tennessean these days. Just because once one got caught in a bidding war and went for $2000+, now everyone thinks it's overly rare. That engine should really only go for about $800. But it really is a beautiful engine and quite accurate. However I'd still like to find the two rail O scale version. 

Recently released MTH 20-93602 50' double door boxcar.

2013 LCCA convention car.

New 3rd Rail Sunset Southern Railway FP7 and F7B.

Those FP's are certainly pretty Lionlman!

Can you post a photo of the pilot from the side?  Reason I ask is I recently picked up a MTH model of their F3 and am curious about the large 'gap' between the pilot and the front truck - almost looks like a steam engine's 'cowcatcher' sticking out there. Our Lionel Santa Fe F3 and Atlas GM&O have much larger pilots that wrap all the way around to the truck. Is this correct?  Looks odd to me...

C.sam:

The Southern FP7 has a fixed pilot.

Neal Jeter

Very nice Neal. Looks like 3rd Rail did it first class.

Lionlman, the fixed pilot sure looks good.  But a question, what is the minimum recommended track diameter? 

Ron

Ron:

The instruction manual says O72.  It also says you can run on O54 if you remove the front coupler.

Neal 

Thanks for posting the FP7s pics!  They turned out well overall, but I had not seen how the final paint scheme turned out on the Southern version.  What do you think of the operating characteristics?  I love my 2 rail PRR ones.  If you don't plan on using the front coupler for switching, you can order a 2 rail pilot and a Kadee coupler from 3rd rail for the front.  That really changes the look of the front of the model and allows for the 0-54 radius. 

I have an extra scale (fixed) pilot and coupler from our Atlas F3 and perhaps I can change it out with the stock MTH unit?   Will have to fix it to the chassis to do so in all pronbability

Neal did you order your FP7 directly from 3rd Rail....I'm hold out for Lionel or MTH to make a FP7 in the Green in White paint scheme.

Sean:

I ordered them direct from 3rd Rail.

Neal 

Sean, a couple off years ago I and my wife went to Rail Days at the NC Transportation museum in Spencer.  It was a great time and a wonderful event.    It was nice we got to ride on several trains and they had quite a few modelers set up as well.  You could even ride the turntable if you wanted to. Do you know when they will be hosting that event again.

Sadly Rail Days is no more. The think the powers to be at the Museum didn't want people to think the NCTM was Train Museum and that is was more of a Transportation Museum. I loved going to Rail Days it was a really good time to come out and ride all the trains and to visit the train show. Now the NCTM is only focused on doing special events . I hope they will change their minds in the future and bring back Rail Days.

It is as Sean says plus their budget got stomped almost flat by the legislature in successive years.

The huge Backshop is the primary museum site other than trains and will feature all forms of transportation from dugout canoes and river rafts to modern airships. One of Piedmont Airlines original DC-3s will hang from the ceiling.

Ken, there is a "Streamliner" event scheduled here for the end of May.  Check it out on the museum's website.

Ron

Thanks,  I may have to drive down and check out the Streamliners at Spencer.  Sorry to hear that they discontinued Rail Days.  That was a Fantastic event and truly worth the trip from Raleigh.

I will be attending the Streamliner at Spencer....I planning to visit on Friday of the event. This gathering will be just as good as seeing all of the NS Heritage units in one place!!

OK guys - this makes 8 postings before this one without a photo.  The OP stipulated that this was a PHOTO thread. Let's tighten up  

Southern E6 No 2800 heads up a short streamliner while N&W's massive Class A lumbers along overhead through the colorful Appalachian Mtns...

A little Fairbanks Morse power MU-ed* long hood forward Southern style.

*lashed up Webmaster style!

Dewey, nice photos of your lash-up with Southern Fairbanks Morse. 

Below are few pictures of my new Lionel Southern Cab# 8099 NS Heritage unit.

Ken

I have an Atlas Trainman Southern Rwy 52' gondola (#61327) that came with solid-bearing trucks.  Is this correct or should the car have roller-bearing trucks? (can't find a photo of this type gondola)

I found a diagram (#62) of this type truck in the Southern Rwy Historical Society archives.

It mentions the use of Barber trucks, but they made both solid and roller bearing.  The diagram has a date of 1953, so that could indicate use of the solid-bearing trucks.

Don't want to skip May for a posting of some Southern Pics..

Here is a short work train with a custom painted Lionel PW Geep at the head. 

A few passengers at the waterfront station waiting as the passenger train pulls in behind

Also our Premiere F3 set running at the club recently

Here are some pictures of my new MTH Premier Queen and Crescent Limited.  Since this engine came out over year ago, I have been on the fence whether to purchase it.  I have the MTH Premier Crescent Limited with Protosounds 2, so I was unsure if I wanted another Ps-4.  Last week I finally decided to buy it from a dealer.   I like passenger station sounds on MTH engines.  I was concerned that MTH would use the same cities, New York, Washington, Greensboro etc, and train number 38 as with the Crescent Limited.  However they did not.  They used the train number 43 (southbound train number for the Queen and Crescent Limited) and the correct cities…Cincinnati, Birmingham, etc.  This is my 1^st Protosounds 3 steam engine and the sound is very clear too…better than my Protosounds 2 engine which has more static sound.  Overall, I am pleased with this engine.  Ken  

Hey Dewey, a couple of Train Masters.  Pennsy on left and obviously Southern on right.  Note proper pilot deck height on the Southern.

Ron

Finishing a few small projects. 

MTH hopper with 2 rail trucks and Kadee couplers.

MTH flatcar painted and weathered. New tie downs. 2 rail trucks and couplers.

Intermountain kit.

Ken

I doubt if the Queen & Crescent was ever in Atlanta. It ran from Cinccinatti to New Orleans via Chattanooga and Birmingham plus through a dozen other cities enroute. It  was never a money-maker and was discontinued in 1949.

Recently released MTH Railking 50' Southern boxcar 30-74762

Southern Mikado #4501, made by Lionel in 1992:

Finally found a new scale B unit last week for my F-7's

Larry

Neal

I like your new 50' Southern Boxcar.  Looks like MTH left many of details on it like the past Premier Version.  I was planning on getting one, but then I came across the 2 of Premier versions from years past this summer and purchased them instead.  Here are mine...  Ken