I, for one, don't think I have EVER seen a model that was manufacturer
specifically for what we call "hi-rail" track that had scale details.
As for what a SAL car is... SAL stands for Seaboard Air Line... as in the SAL
Railway/Railroad... an early predecessor of what is now CSX. See below :
http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/salhistory.htm
The tern "Air Line" was commonly used in the late 1800s and early 1900s to
represent the "fastest route" between two destinations. Ever heard the term
"making a bee line?" Same concept. The term "AIR" was used since traveling in
a perfectly straight line to another place was only possible by being in the
air, thereby being the fastest route. See below :
http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/SAL1906FromNYToFLAAd.jpg
http://www.trainweb.org/seaboard/SAL1909PalmReaderAd.jpg
John Degnan
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