I think this is interesting and appreciate your sharing it. Thank you Fenton

I mentioned in an earlier post that the Southern was not particularly interested in obtaining 50-Ton USRA box cars. Here (attached) is a 9-20-1918 memo to SR President Fairfax Harrison explaining why

While scanning multiple WWI era files in the SRHA archives, I’ve learned about an aspect of the United States Railroad Administration (USRA) I was not aware of. In addition to the typical railroad

This is new to me also, but I appreciate that Mr. Harrison underlined the word "type". Indicating that "Santa Fe" was already the accepted name for that wheel arrangement and, maybe, implying that

I hadn't heard of this, either, but you'll notice that Fairfax Harrison pretty well nixed the idea. Bob Hanson Loganville, GA

No Sir, I have not heard that one. I won't swear to it but I'm almost certain that it's not in Prince's book or Ranks and Lowe either. Rick

From the SRHA archives (Box 338 File 8778 USRA equipment), here are two teletype messages from 8-17-1917. I don’t think I have heard this tidbit before? Ike

Ike, you just keep digging up the gold. Good one. Rick

I am trying to understand a few things about the Southern Railway operations and corporate decision making from 1900-1924. If anyone has easy access to evidence that can help me, I'd appreciate it.

Wow.

Chris: Your information about Erlanger and the depot is interesting but yet another example that historical groups and model railroad clubs CANNOT trust or rely on municipalities to provide, and not

Many of us may be aware of the L&NHS move to the SRHA/TVRM archive at TVRM but here is Kevin Keefe’s take on it from Classic Trains Magazine. Ike

Ike, I just did a quick review of Carl Condit's excellent book "The Railroad and The City," which has a whole chapter on the attempts to build a union station with the serious attempts starting in

I was able to download the whole drawing from the Google Drive link without any issues. Andy Ramsay Berryville VA

Hi folks I was able to download the CUT drawing without any problems. Quite a picture John John R Stewart www.bhamrails.info 205-901-3790

Andrew I can’t speak about the additional tracks in the coach yard and over by the roundhouse, but the tracks at the end of the concourse were added for military trains during WWII. The added

Andrew: One of the first things we show visitors to the archives are examples of our ink-on-linen drawings. When I explain they are high thread count linen cloth coated with starch then drawn on using

Hello all Such old engineering artifacts are not seen very often and are highly respected for what they represent. I just want to point out that aside from its historical significance, this drawing

Chris: SRHA had a very successful convention in Cincinnati years ago. The Erlanger depot had just been (beautifully) restored and it was still possible to go into the tower at the Terminal. We should

It downloaded fine here as well. I've seen either this drawing or a similar one to it previously. The development of McClean Avenue Yard, which was later removed to make way for Cincinnati Union