ICG/SOU
HO & O (3-rail) trainman
So, looking for prototypes to model, I found these pictures.
Southern 50' box with Superior door:
Courtesy of Joe Shaw
Southern 50' box with Pullman Standard door:
Courtesy of Joe Shaw
But which doors are these?
Mystery doors, Courtesy of Joe Shaw
From the difference in paint, it looks like some of these doors are replacements. The last one looks like a PS on top, but Superior on the bottom. I am wondering if the bottom of the original PS door rusted, and instead of replacing the door with a new/used one, Southern just cut off the rusty part, and put a couple of panels of another door on to fix it. Not being able to see the other car makes me wonder if there is a different door on the other side.
I'd like to model one or two of these, but don't know what to call them or how to build them.
Thanks for your help.
Southern 50' box with Superior door:
Courtesy of Joe Shaw
Southern 50' box with Pullman Standard door:
Courtesy of Joe Shaw
But which doors are these?
Mystery doors, Courtesy of Joe Shaw
From the difference in paint, it looks like some of these doors are replacements. The last one looks like a PS on top, but Superior on the bottom. I am wondering if the bottom of the original PS door rusted, and instead of replacing the door with a new/used one, Southern just cut off the rusty part, and put a couple of panels of another door on to fix it. Not being able to see the other car makes me wonder if there is a different door on the other side.
I'd like to model one or two of these, but don't know what to call them or how to build them.
Thanks for your help.