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I received this from Raymond George of the KRHS this morning and have permission to share it with y’all. The good new is that the KRHS plans to reprint Bulletin No. One which contains this and other cars. Happy Rails, ~Diane Wolfgram Sent from Mail for Windows

Maybe but... I'm trying to remember my EARLY years.... very distant.. I remember riding behind E-8s (?) in those years I was more of a "I'm riding on the train!" not what the UK "gricers" called "number crunchers" but first I don't remember a consist in mid-50's with heavyweights on the mainline either. So.. according to some minutiae ... some GP7s did "flock" to the Clifton Forge area and were assigned as needed. But let me go into the "weeds"... the GP7 would need to have steam generators for passenger ... according to quick research <G> that would be 5829-5830 and 5886-5897 so for nit-pickers and rivet counters --- what numbers will Atlas be using. <G> Next.. let's say some of the numbers above were assigned to Clifton Forge... Were heavyweights used on even locals? (I don't know with certainty except) I've seen one photo of a 'mixed" (Hot Springs) with a "rib sided" Pullman behind loco and "heavyweight" combine behind that with caboose.. in 1958 so does that meet your narrow window? (5829 WAS the loco.) So could Clifton Forge assign a GP7 as substitute power if really needed? Maybe? Next when and where the older heavyweights were assigned. Maybe a member of C&O Historical can offer an "official pronouncement but.. I'll stick my neck out ... A GP7 pulling a consist of heavyweights AFTER 52-53 (GP-7 purchases) would no doubt have been an oddity (prompted by substitution) and even a full consist of heavyweights in that time period something that would have prompted someone taking note of and probably a photo. Hey, my fallen flag of choice is "Southern Railway" and I have enough head-scratching in that arena. <g> Gordon Andrews

The Southern RPO "steps/grabs" in question were: 60 inches wide (.375 N) and two steps. and 32 inches (.20 N) and two steps. It didn't seem to match the GMM (160-26) Here is a pic of the "narrow" doorway: I'm also curious about use... along side the doors is a vertical grab but only one side .. which suggests the car "orientation" i consist was designated (most probably to insure mail hook mounted to work... so the actual use would be grab the vertical to allow "body/foot orientation to position on step for a moving car. But some photos of other roads show vertical grabs on BOTH sides. Thanks for your comments, suggestions and time. Gordon

I didn't construct this car, but did take the rather poor photograph of it to show y'all what is possible to do with Union Station Products' heavyweight sides that Mark Meeks (USP) scribed to aid in the placement of the Archer rivet decals. The SP car is lettered as it was for the movie "Giant". Diane Wolfgram

I'm wondering if Rivarossi ever offered a 79-foot car with a 64-foot baggage compartment with two doors on each side and a 15-foot mail section on one end of it, or any cars with a 15-foot mail section for that matter. A website with photos of all their old HW cars would be really helpful, but I don't know of one. Diane Wolfgram Butte MT 2 above zero here this morning

Ready just in time for Christmas.... AMOS and ANDY in N SCALE, in original paint with skirted trucks and in aluminum paint for the first Chief (1937). 3D printed shell and stainless steel etching from ATSF N Scale Models, modified Atlas or Kato chassis (AAR type B friction bearing trucks), DC or DCC (with sound).

1937 Vintage Streamlined Passenger Trains, like SP's original Coast Daylight, the T&NO's Sunbeam, original Super Chief and Chief, original Broadway Limited, etc. All were steam powered, except for the Super Chief! Diane Wolfgram Butte, MT