August 23, 1958.  Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Only months out of the builder's shops, TS 205 is caught in service in Arkansas.  It probably still had that "new car" smell.  These gons were identical to series delivered to the Western Pacific and Sacramento Northern.

photo by W. C. Whittaker

fron the collection of the California State Railroad Museum

 

click on the dimensional data of the car for close-up details

detail 1                                    detail 2

201-205 series GS Gondolas

Tidewater Southern Railway

Early Flatcar
201 Class Gondolas
401 Class Flatcar
501 Class Boxcars
601 Class Boxcars
611 Class Boxcars
801 Class Boxcars