I would like to make another appeal for any photographs, other than the ones that have already been posted, of the Frisco heavyweight lounges SLSF 1401 and SLSF 1402. They originally were just named "Oklahoma City" and "Tulsa" respectively, but when the streamlined diner-observations arrived in 1948, the heavyweights lost their names and were assigned numbers. The cars were converted into lounges from diners in the 1930s and ran on the steam era Meteor. They were retired about 1964 or 1965 and although were painted Pullman green at the end of their careers, they also had worn the blue and white Meteor-Firefly scheme and the red and silver shadow line paint of the 1950s. These cars served as backup protection for the lightweight lounges and observation cars of the Meteor and Texas Special as well as on special trains and troop extras. Anybody have photographs of these cars in the attic? Thanks, Tom
A while back I inquired about the disposition of SLSF 1401 "Oklahoma City", former old SLSF 637 and SLSF 1402 "Tulsa", former old SLSF 639. A John Sanders replied that they were both sold to Midwest Steel Co. on sales order #4733, on 10/1965. I have tried to contact John via his email address, but apparently it is no longer in use as I received an error message about it. Does anyone know a working email address for John Sanders? Also, does anyone know the answers to the questions below? The questions are this: 1. Do you know the full name of Midwest Steel? 2. Do you know their address? 3. If not in business now, do you know what city they were located in when in business? 4. Does "S.O." mean scrap order or shipping order? 5. Does the date of 10/1965 indicate when SLSF sold the cars to Midwest Steel? 6. If not, what is the significance of that date? I am assuming it means October 1965. If you do not know the answers to these questions, do you know anyone who does? Thanks so much for your help! Regards, Fred Heatley Show Train Historian Laurens, SC 29360
Where can I find photographs of the "Tulsa"? It is mentioned above that they were previously posted. Thanks, Bob Cline
Bob, Please see the following link. http://passcarphotos.rypn.org/Indices/SLSF.htm Hope this helps. Thanks! Mark