Take it from me, I’m 14 and am as passionate as can be for Southern Steam, that’s basically the only steam I really get excited for, all I really want to look at if I were to find a photo of an

Brian, I agree. Something that would catch peoples eye is seeing a nice clear image of a green passenger locomotive in the sunlight. Not many books have enough pictures of that in them which is why

Dave, good analysis. I don't mean to nitpick, but I believe the last new steam locomotives on the Southern were the Class Ls-2 type 2-8-8-2's, nos. 4051-4058 instead of Ps-4 No. 1409. Though they all

Hello All: I am a new member here (I joined in April), and this is my first post here, but I do think I can make a response to Dave's and Jack's questions. Being 31, perhaps I can contribute here.

Kyle knows what he is talking about….if you ride behind 4501 at TVRM, chances are he is the Engineer. Ike '

Hello All: I am a new member here (I joined in April), and this is my first post here, but I do think I can make a response to Dave's and Jack's questions. Being 31, perhaps I can contribute

Gentlemen, I agree with Ike that a new Southern steam book could be a significant improvement over the Prince book, and not just in terms of photographic quality, although that in

Agree they care, but how to direct that passion? I’m NOT talking a video game. I respect the generations more than that. But is a printed book the best way to fuel interest? Sent from Dave Bott's

I guess I mean that if a new book on Southern steam is to succeed, it shouldn’t be a clone of the Prince books. It fwill have to have better photo reproduction, be more anecdotal/less analytical,

I’m 29 years old and see many my age and some significantly younger passionate about Southern steam. I wouldn’t discount that the younger generations do not care. Kyle

Bill, you scored with the ACL book. I agree that the trends and economics argue against a reprint / revised edition of the Southern Railway book. But does that also mean that any new book on Southern

Agree. What’s needed is something more appealing to a new audience to instill interest in a new generation. What would get a 30 year old interested in Southern Railway steam? Dave Sent from Dave

The photo reproduction was not the best in any of the original Prince books, and the reprints were abysmal. They were reprinted by the Indiana University Press, IIRC; the books didn’t do their

With all of the Southern Railway Steam photos and documentation in the SRHA archives, I believe a "better" book could be produced rather than re-printing Prince's book. Now with the network

Or sold, there are multiple documents on both over the years in the archives. Ike

Are those list of when locomotives were dismantled?

Ike: I would I like to help out on this project but like most of our members we away from Chattanooga. I plan on being in Chattanooga for the Convention in September. I live in Indiana which my

Gordon and all: The Prince books, all 10 or 11 of them covering the different railroads of the south that he documented are fantastic resources, even today, the SR included. Maybe forgotten is that in

I suspect the question as to "takers" was meant to be anyone interested in helping re-print.. but... IF it is re-printed how many will be sold and at what price? (baed on the "takers" who affect

Example No 2, also from (full!) binder 109. Ike