Frisco 4-8-4 Northerns, SLSF 4500-4524

These are side elevations, do you have any front elevations?

 

Hi Ken,

What year is your diagram book(s) you posted the dgms from? I have several going back to 1904, but have a lot of holes. Perhaps we could trade copies of scans?

Allen Stanley
Greer, SC

 

Ken -

If its not too much to ask I would like to see a scan of the Frisco 4500 front Elevations if that is possible

-AJ

 

Ken -

This helps alot! thanks!

-AJ

 

Hi Ken & All,

I have several steam loco diagram books going back to 1904. Posting them is a chore as I have a dial up connection here at home. They jump from 1904 to 1930 to 1943 & 47, & 1950. I believe I sent Mike Corley a CD back when I first joined here some time back and thought he was going to post them. Then again I cant remember what I put in my coffee this morning.

In looking over the steam roster posted on line I find the notoation in many of the early locos "In diagram book but not in any printed rosters". Since my 1904 book does not show most of these I would presume there was an earlier book floating around. That is one I was trying to locate. Then if I could locate any say between 1904 & 1930 or 1930 - 43 etc they would be helpful. List of locos or equipment are very helpful in many circumstances but dont fill all my needs. If anyone knows who did the roster originally (someone suggested Vollrath) and or what book it is referring to it would be helpful to us.

A few freinds and I are near having the software written to do an all time N American steam loco database. It will be way more complex than what would first come to mind. The diagram books & equipment lists are very valuable to help with capacities, dimensions, weights, tender data etc.

I have no probelms sharing my materials and do almost daily. I have over 10,000 items in my collection, mostly loco, freight and passenger diagram books & equipment lists, track charts, ETTs, steam loco rosters & builders lists etc. If I can help anyone please contact me off forum at raildata@yahoo.com If anyone can help me it would be most appreciated.

Allen Stanley
Greer, SC

 

Do you know where I can find the technical data on the 4500?

 

Thank you, I found what I needed.

 

Hello group; I would like to know what the blue color is called, and if floquil has a close match.

 

The Frisco called it Zephyr Blue. In the Floquil spectrum, C&O (or is it B&O?) Enchantment Blue will get you close.

 

Thank you both

 

Does anyone have a list of the cars pulled by the Meteor on one its earlyruns?

 

Are you referring to the era when the Meteor was pulled by the 4500's? (Which would be about 1942-1948) Some consists could be re-created from timetables of the era, especially the sleeping car lines.

Tom G.

 

Timing is everything; TRRA Historical Society has one of their magazines on The Meteor in the works, but you have to wait until November 2015. See the bottom of the page of this link: http://trra-hts.railfan.net/bkissues.html

George "waiting patiently" Nelson

 

I don't want to wish my life away, but I am drooling over this being available. This will be a definite buy for me. The TRRA books are fantastic, and I am sure this one will be also.

Terry