Hi Fitting in to this discussion is the Ingalls 4-S, built 1946. Construction of the loco was part done in AL Bham and Decatur etc and part in MS. A lot of testing done in .AL. I note that

Hi In above post there is mention of " I recall someone doing a series on Mobile facilities in TIES. Frank Ardrey did a photo series on Birmingham in TIES. " Is someone able to come up with the

When the Southern first dieselized areas and yards, the “formula” was pretty simple. Locations that had been assigned 0-8-0s were assigned 1,000HP switchers, mostly NW-2s, 0-6-0 locations were

I managed to drop my text from the message transmitting the Erie RR's diagram. I have not found a Southern Railway diagram for the Ms-7 so I thought that some of you would like to see the Erie's. Jack

Very true - though perhaps Tony Koester and his concept of 'selective compression' may be able to help. That is, cut out the things you don't need to focus on showing a version of what you do need.

On Sunday, September 19, 2021, 05:35:21 PM EDT, Brent Greer <studegator@...> wrote: The most recent post on the locomotives of the

That’s likely an understatement. Railroads are HUGE. The yard in Mount Airy, NC in HO scale is 27 feet long and more than 6 feet wide. That’s the end of of a small short line/branch. Birmingham

In my recent reply, I failed to say early diesel switcher assignments, but Jason is right - a lot of steam switchers were still operating in the mid-forties. Jack

You're welcome, James. Southern Railway kept a good list of early switcher assignments, so basically name a date. Of course tackling modeling a major terminal in anything less than a club-sized layout

0-8-0s and 2-8-0s were common in the yards in both Atlanta and Birmingham. Birmingham also had some 0-6-0s still lingering. I Birmingham the Southern interchanged with just about everyone. You had

Thanks all, what you've shown has really helped. Does anyone know what switchers the Southern tended to use in their Atlanta and Birmingham yards at this time? Does anyone know what companies the

Sorry, but apparently Mr Brain and Mr Memory were both having bad days at the office. for "1492 (though she seems to have moved around a bit during and after WW2)" please read "1482" and forget the

Perhaps I might add some notes to Jack's summary; it was he who got me interested in this part of the system 20 something years ago. Frank Ardrey was very active in the area in the forties and took a

Brent, here is one to get you started. Birmingham 8/25/1946. Jack

The most recent post on the locomotives of the Atlanta-Birmingham line caught my attention. I was not aware of the Ms-7 class of engones acquired from Erie RR during WWII, some with Vanderbilt

I think that I can speak for early 1947. Steam locomotives regularly used would be AGS and Birmingham Division assigned, though assignments were starting to go via the wayside. passenger

I'm interested in the line for both historical and potential modelling purposes. Do you know what steam and diesel locomotive types were commonly used?

Southern Railway System had two more pairs of passenger trains on that line during your era. You had another Frisco connection, The Sunnyland, and what could be best described as an overnight local,

I've been trying to figure out locomotive classes and traffic were common on the Southern's Atlanta-Birmingham line in the late 40s and 50s. I don't have a copy of Richard Prince's book, so I'm having

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