Bob: At first, I thought you were talking about NYC before Sam Spencer and the headquarters moved to DC. Yes, there is a time “gap” between the move and the new building. I have not “stumbled”

Perhaps more interestingly is where SR was located prior to this building, and why they relocated. The basics are fairly well-known (well, okay, maybe not THAT well-known) but where they were located

Their loss.

After NS moved out of the building, the people that purchased it contacted us for help with Southern Railway photos, maps, etc. to put in the lobby to recognize the history of the building. We sent

In 40 years with Amtrak I was at the beautiful Southern Railway headquarters many times. It doesn’t surprise me that they would have drawings of nearby parks. They were just very detail-oriented

We have mentioned the rare and unusual items to be found in the SRHA archives before. Here is an example of "unusual". Why the Southern prepared a drawing (attached) of the the trees in Lafayette Park

Just remember, the lease began in 1885 or 1886 when the Richmond & Danville first leased it. When the Danville came out of receivership in June 1894, it then PURCHASED the line outright and owned it

I am researching the Southern steam locomotives used in Virginia on the Bluemont Branch (later Washington & Old Dominion Railroad) during the period of the 1894-1912 lease of that line. Does anyone

Here’s a list, by number and name, of the Southern contracts I posted scans of the covers for this morning. It should be possible to search for whatever keyword you might be interested in. (The

A couple months ago, there was a discussion of a pic showing a Silverside gon coupled to an N&W tender. This is what the tender belonged to. Note the N&W GP9 in the background and the Silverside

Ike, If I can assist TVRM with any 3D CAD or possibly wire EDM work, please let Tim Andrews know. Yours, Dave -- Owner, Cumberland Model Engineering(865) 333-5712

TVRM is in the process of purchasing Southern Budd dining car 3307 from Amtrak. The car is in basically the same condition as it was in Southern Railway service and will be shipped to TVRM in

I have more questions than answers when it comes to depot painting. Depot painting: the “best” documentation I’ve found is in Wiley’s book Exterior 1925 – standardized

When the Augusta area was in my sales territory, I would frequently spend an evening visiting with Oscar. It was invariably an entertaining visit. Oscar was very generous in allowing the use of many

Oscar was such a nice guy to me. This news is not surprising, but it is sad all the same. Many of you will not get the reference (back from rec.models.railroad usenet days when "Big John" was alive

I was just told that Oscar Kimsey passed away a few days ago. His funeral was this afternoon. "OK", or a circle with a "K" inside was surely one of the giants of southeastern railroad photography. We

We probably have not mentioned it enough but because many people are not aware that the SRHA archives most likely contain the largest collection of organized CofG documents, and absolutely the largest

Ike … I went to the .IO web site and got the drawing that way. No need to resend to me as attachment. Outlook 365 is weird when it comes to attachments. SRHA is being credited with MOST of the

Ike, I can’t open this file, only copy it and can’t enlarge. Please send directly to me as an attachment, not embedded in the email. Thanks. Jim King www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

Jim: Not a particularly “pretty” drawing. As the SR did with repaints, it is a “generic” drawing rather than one for different car series but the dimensions are readable. Always measuring up