They occasionally show up at railroad memorabilia shows, but when they do, they aren't cheap. The last one I saw (circa 1930) changed hands at something over $100. You also might monitor ebay. Bob

Dumb question of the day: where might one find a copy of SOU directories of industries? Specific interest is circa 1950 but any year would be helpful. Thx. Mike Turner MP-Z35

At some point Sears moved its business over to its trucking subsidiary, Terminal Freight. Remember the baby blue trailers? We handled quite a few trailers for them into Atlanta, although I don't

I'm not sure. Dick On 10/16/2018 2:27 PM, George Eichelberger wrote:

Jack and Dick: Great information!…. Dick: Do you remember if your shipments went out on the PRR or B&O? I have always known about package cars but did not realize how significant the business was. I

When I went to work for Southern Railway in Greensboro in 1971, a few vestiges of package car service still existed, although I didn’t appreciate them at the time. Southern apparently turned over

<< Here are two items that will be included in a package car article being researched for TIES. We have two complete package car schedules in the SRHA archives, if anyone can copy or donate anything

When I was with Wabco at that time we were directed to make shipments from Pittsburgh in the daily Spencer Transfer car, arriving 3 days later at Spencer. Dick Fisher On

Here is an aerial photo of the Spencer Transfer, which is mentioned prominently in the document that Ike posted. This is just south of the shops, adjacent to what is now called "Old Spencer Yard". The

I “get” the two spellings but why did the railroad(s) chose to use the archaic version on car sides but not the contract wording? …..I’ll go with Bill Schafer’s “Victorian” era concept.

Ike, Per a dictionary, "despatch" has the same meaning as "dispatch", but was a common spelling in the 19th century before dispatch became the more common spelling. Darrell Sawyer

Ike: The Oxford English Dictionary lists both spellings with equal status. “Dispatch” is by far the more common spelling, uniquely so in the 16th, 17th, and 18th-century examples. “Despatch”

Bro. Webster says that "despatch" is a variation of "dispatch." Apparently both are correct. Bob Hanson

Until I learn how to cut some of the "thread" material out of messages, I'll make this separate. Looking around in the SRHA digital files for additional info on the SR Arrow monogram, I found the

Ike - Here are scans of the front and back of the pass I mentioned. I realize that it is from 1894, long after the R&D assumed control of the GP, but I have read, can't remember where, that the

Thanks, Rick, for the memory jog. Here is the excerpt from the October 1915 Southern News Bulletin announcing the official adoption of the SR monogram as the company trademark. No mention is made of

There's a letter from the president (1916? Or so) in Southern News Bulletin terminating the use of the SR and arrow, and introducing the new one. Ri m On Monday, October 15, 2018 George

Bob: Thanks! Maybe you could scan or take a photo of the Georgia Pacific “logo”. I’ve attached the only GP letterhead scanned to date. Obviously, it is from the R&D receivership era. The second

Ike - I have read that the arrow-through-initials herald (monogram/medallion) originated, not with the R&D, but with the Georgia Pacific Railway. I can't definitely cite the source of the

All: Here is an interesting series of emails about the Southern’s “Arrow” monogram (I have never seen the word “logo” in company documentation.) Can anyone provide any additional