The passage of the law limiting train crews to 16 hour days plus increasing traffic on the Southern led the Washington office to ask for train counts on routes that might be candidates for double

Ike, Thank you for posting that - it's a fascinating set of numbers that might challenge some long held ideas, especially in relation to the movement of hoppers and gondolas Aidrian

George, No Ps-3 engines in the line-up. Only Ps-4s. Jeff

Ray, sorry to be slow in answering. The finishing practices for steam engines changed in 1934 and I don't think any of the special lettered Crescent Limited engines were repainted in the new style

Jeff, In your Southern Passenger loco lineup, are any PS-3's? I would guess next to your beautiful, 1380. Sheer dumb curiousity.

From the SRHA Archives: AAR letters for the years during and after WWII are “rich” in freight car information. The Southern typically had many cars off line by design. Per Diem revenues were an

Hi again Sorry, I was reading too fast. I see reference to the date and to the fire. Great picture, poor reader here… John R Stewart

Hi folks That is a great picture for sure. Thanks for sharing. Looks like something is “afire” in the distance. Guessing the picture is what, about 1950? John R Stewart Birmingham, AL

Is that the Control Tower that is on fire? Chris

Seems like I have seen other pictures from that era with dry ice cars at Inman. I wonder if the nearby packing plant used dry ice? Jack Wyatt

The dry ice car is another neat oddity in this photo.

The SRHA archives includes many more photos than we can probably ever use in TIES or SRHA books. Here is an undated example that includes a variety of topics. Although the photo is undated, we know

Unfortunately that's not my beautiful collection of Southern locos -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Fenton, Beautiful collection of SRR Steam! Didn't see the F-1. Thanks, Jack

Jeff: Nice set of Southern Green on display. Mike Roderick

First time posting. Hello to all. Agree with Southern Scalecoat I for brass and II for plastic. Experimenting with Trucolor greens now. Most of these are Scalecoat and variation seems to be with

My choice is Scale Coat Southern Green, I for brass and II for plastic Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

The best SR green, that never starts an argument here ;-) Could ask over on the SR modeling group too. ModelingTheSouthern@... Curt Fortenberry

I'm in the process of painting a Ps4 4-6-2 in the Crescent Ltd green. Does anyone have any suggestions on what brand and what green best represents the prototype? Thanks, RAY

Jason is correct. The Birmingham map is in the archives along with other files about the reconstruction of the trackage through downtown, the trackwork associated with Terminal Station, trackage