I suggested that to previous owners of the LaBelle line as an easy revision of
one of their standard
wood cars. Failing a commercial kit, it should not be difficult to
cut-and-paste one--although S scale
kits have been rather less common for wood passenger cars.
Mixed Train Daily has several photos, as does Rails Through Dixie, and the two
volume set by Mallory
Ferrell very likely must (I own them but would need to refer to them to be
sure, but with all the photos
of pre-1960 southern shortlines, there almost certainly must be some).
As evidence of the downside of a past time, they are still an essential feature
of modeling the period
accurately.
Someone has a new publication on the LOP&G, but there is good treatment in the
above titles, as it
was one of the last woodburning steam shortlines, lasting well into the railfan
era. As I recall, Nelson
Blount bought one of their locomotives for his Steamtown collection.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> Bill, One thing I did notice in viewing the vintage photos was a Jim
> Crow rider car with a baggage section in the center section. I've
> always thought that a typical combine arrangement was quiet common, but
> this car was unusual to me. I wonder if such a car would have a market
> in our PC world.
>
> Bob Werre
>
>
> On 7/19/11 12:03 PM, Bill & Diane, B.T.S. wrote:
> >
> > On 7/19/2011 12:55 PM, Bob Werre wrote:
> > > Friends,
> > >
> > > Within the last month or so, on one of the lists I subscribe, I came
> > > across the name of Live Oak, Perry and Gulf. With a little research I
> > > found the actual railroad existed as a lumber hauler in Florida that was
> > > later acquired by the Southern.
> > (snip)
> >
> > Yep, it was a neat little line... also referred to as the 'Loping
> > Gopher"..... gopher as in turtle and not the rodent.
> >
> > Take care
> > Bill
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