Traveling Freight Car for THIS Forums Members!

[ACL1504]

Over two years ago, May 4, 2012 to be exact, I started a traveling frieght car for forum members. It was on JD's old forum on that many of you still participate. Here the link to the traveling frieght car on the other forum.
http://www.kitforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7000


Well, I decided to bring my "AS" back to home rails and start it here on this forum.

I know there are many here that haven't sponsored the Atlantic and Soluthern hopper, known as my AS! The rules are simple.

The idea being that I would provide a car, photograph it on my layout and then send it on to another member of the forum to do the same. The person with the car will be responsible for packing  and paying the postage to the next forum member. When the car is received, we would like for the car to be photographed on your layout, diorama, workbench or whatever and sent on within a few days. Holding the car for several weeks or a month defeats the purpose to see how it moves around.

If you are interested in sponsoring the car just  post it here or send me a PM and I'll get it moving again. Dustin, Coors2u forum member, was the last one to have the car. As I said, it is now on home rails.

My AS arrived on the Atlantic and Southern last month and was spotted on the lower level yard by ACL Pacific #451.





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[ACL1504]

ACL FT #882 diesel was scheduled to pick it up for the south bound local.



The train was cut between the Seaboard and B&O boxcars.



The local backed and coupled to the hopper.



The hopper was moved to the mainline and coupled to the B&O boxcar.



Where it is to be dropped is anybody's guess at this time.

[S&S RR]

Tom's AS was spotted on the Superior & Seattle Railroad in 2013 - it was pulled by a Jeep back to Michigan from the 2013 EXPO.

[gnatshop]

That was FUN !!
A couple of infamous RailFans stepped out of Viola's Tavern in Arkansas to celebrate it's passing!
I hope a lot more folks jump in to help L'il Tommy's AS enjoy the journey as a drifter around the country!
Heck, he's about to be retired - a drifter should work well now!!! 

[ACL1504]

Rumor has it that the Atlantic and Southern hopper #3667, AKA - my AS, has been spotted near Horse Shoe Curve on the Pennsy. I'll do some investigating and let ya'll know.

Tom

[GPdemayo]

Oh my.....Tom's AS has been seen passing over the track of the St. Louis & Denver om the way to Horeshow Curve. You never can tell where Tom's AS might show up next..................  
 

 

[BandOGuy]

Those of you who read Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine will find on this month's cover, Wally Brady's Canadian National Railroad here in Plymouth, MA. That is the layout the Traveling Freight car traversed when it was in Plymouth last year. Great layout and a fine host

[ACL1504]

I spotted my AS on one of the tracks over the four track mainline.



It was stopped long enough for the picture before inching forward. Normally these trains stop and hold up traffic for 20 minutes or so.



I climbed in an old oak tree to try and get a look at the mainline at AR Tower. All I saw was a couple of Pennsy E7's and my AS wasn't in that train.

[ACL1504]

I then flew over to Horse Shoe Curve to look for my AS, nothing.



After a few minutes a pair of Pennsy H-10s chuffed by and the first headend car was my AS. Now that's what I call priority.




Those double headed H-10s sure are impressive.

[ACL1504]

Later that afternoon I found #3667 spotted on a siding near the coaling tower. Looks like a J1 in the background.



The local switcher moved the hopper to the colaing tower. Good thing as all those Pennsy engines look mighty hungry!

[PennsyJ1]

I am glad that #3667 has made it to the Pennsy and has become part of some of the great layouts on the tour of this famous car .

[ACL1504]

I am glad that #3667 has made it to the Pennsy and has become part of some of the great layouts on the tour of this famous car .

Bill,

When my AS first started traveling around the country, your Pennsy wan't but just a little past the benchwork stage. Now the Pennsy is part of my AS's history.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Last week, prior to the Expo, my AS visited Howard Zane's layout. The layout used to be the Piermont Division but now it is all ERIE! Anyway, I found my AS in a line of hoppers on the Erie.



Old #8667 was spotted on one of the three mains.



It was soon picked up by none other than an ACL Q1 Class 2-10-2, Santa Fe type.



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[ACL1504]

I saw it spotted at one of several coaling towers.



The next time I saw it was on the main line.



I wonder where I'll find my AS next time?

[GPdemayo]

Boy.....your AS sure gets around.....