Jeff: John Horvath is always a source of great information! I have been an HO modeler since the 50s. The “nuts and bolts” have always interested me but since SRHA acquired literally tons of

From the SRHA archives… The particular event where cars were needed, other than Labor Day, is not mentioned but it is remarkable that this many Pullmans were available and used as coaches. Can

The October SRHA Archives work session at TVRM is next Friday and Saturday. There are several projects volunteers can help with. In addition to scanning “location” negatives (there are many more

Many things change on rolling stock, many times we recognize the change but have no idea why it was done. The attached example, signed by L. S. Crane when he was with the Southern, is about as

For those who have been waiting 6 (six) months, your wait is just about over. In just over 3 days, come Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16, 2022, the next Timonium, Maryland train show will be held at

In addition to the rolling stock drawings and memos typically posted to the Southern.io group, there are many depot and other structure drawings and photos in the SRHA archives. Like everything else,

Does anyone know the year the tower was raised in Austell? There is a restaurant in downtown Austell that has old photos up and one was the Southern interlocking tower. Not the greatest cell phone

For those who have been waiting 6 (six) months, your wait is just about over. For those with a "Honey Do" list, now is the time to get ready. In just 10 days, come Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16,

October work session will be the 21st and 22nd. Sent from Mail for Windows

Thanks for the info. -- Allen Cain Modeling the Southern in 1955 in HO Scale

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Allen, ' Theses cars in the 1950's would've been in black with white RR Roman lettering. I.ve attached a 1950's era SOU flat car as an example, along with a later era photo of SOU 50000. Bob

On Sat, Oct 1, 2022 at 10:53 AM Allen Cain <Allencaintn@...> wrote: Class One Models is producing HO Southern Heavy Duty Depressed Center Flat Cars which are lettered in the later block style with

Class One Models is producing HO Southern Heavy Duty Depressed Center Flat Cars which are lettered in the later block style with the lube bar codes. These were in the 50000 to 50001 series. Only the

What color paint would have been on Southern flat cars in mid-1955? -- Allen Cain Modeling The Southern RR in 1955 in HO Scale -- Allen Cain Modeling the Southern in 1955 in HO Scale

Great showing already at the SRHA/L&NHS joint convention/RPM. Took this photo earlier of SRHA’s models that were donated recently by the late Frank Peacock. Many more great models on display added

Would love to see a black Ts with passenger lettering if possible? I don't have an answer to why Southern used the Ts in freight service. But I know they B&O used Mountain types in the midwest

At the very end of steam on Southern, several Ts and Ts-1 4-8-2's were assigned to Chattanooga-Atlanta-Macon freight sevice. Several, if not all, were equipped with 14,000 gallon tenders from retired

Not sure how well this quest has gone, but if stencil diagrams are freely available, I don't mind drawing everything needed to create an accurate decal sheet in multiple scales for this

Thanks Scott! Never really considered that diesel locomotives tried to keep the dust out of the electrical cabinets, but that makes a lot of sense. David