SG-109H Sid Richardson SRCX 800 to 825 (new 9 &
11/1971)
Large “TEXAS – Carbon Blacks” herald
5750 cu ft “Granuflator” equipped car. Built by Thrall Car
Instructions January
23, 2015
Great Decals!, 3306 Parkside Terrace, Fairfax, VA 22031
www.greatdecals.com
Reference - Freight Cars Journal #15 by Eric Neubauer is the reference for carbon black cars like these. “Sid Richardson has a relatively small fleet.”
Suitable Models - Scale Trains has produced HO-scale 5750 cu ft Thrall covered hopper models.
Social Media -
The Rail Car History group on groups.io is a good place to start.
https://groups.io/g/railcarhistory/topics
Properly stored, these decals should remain usable for many years.
Acknowledgments - Special
thanks go to Susan and the late Wade Griffis, of Jenison , MI, Society
of Freight Car Historians, and Ron Roberts of Rail Graphics, without
whom this project would never have happened. Prototype photo by Joe Shaw.