We call it the "bell box” as a place to keep everything on the subject together, the Southern did not use the term. It most certainly does not represent EVERY Southern steam locomotive bell,

The "bell box" is a Gaylord archive box containing all the correspondence between the various organizations requesting bells and the Southern. It does not document the locomotive the bells came from.

I think a biography of Samuel Spencer would be an interesting book / history PhD dissertation. Jack Wyatt On Sunday,

Are you serious that’s awesome, I didn’t know they had a bell box??? I wouldn’t even expect something like that too exist. Since I live in North Carolina, I think I wouldn’t be able to get up

Hello Clark and others Here's a good starting point for Harrison's history. He starts with the Southern's predecessors such as the Richmond & Danville, beginning at the time of the Civil War. This

You are welcome to go to the archives and look into the “Bells” box. It includes info of when and where bells were donated. I have always wondered if donated bells could be located and

As many of you probably already know this. Southern donated many many bells to people, churches, and schools and other places during the ending steam era and after that too. I know there are many left

I just posted the following to the STMFC group.. Researching the wood needed to re-deck a 40’ flat car at TVRM, I located this drawing (Southern SF-4174) in the SRHA digital files. As it shows MCB

Clark, Fairfax Harrison’s History of the Legal Development of the Southern Railway details the mergers, etc. SRHA found a number of them unbound and bound them 20-30 years ago along with the update

With the L&N HS and the SR HS collections so close together it would be interesting to produce a book comparing the 2 Railroads. This book could examine not just the equipment but also the different

Tillotson and Prince are great but essentially equipment data resources relying heavily on locomotive photos and rosters/diagrams. Prince covers the predecessor and subsidiary roads. He also addresses

Curt Tillotson Robert Richardson Henderson, NC MP S114.5

If you can find it, Richard Prince's book on the Southern's steam locos is a must-have. Curt Thompson's books on steam and diesel may be worth a look as well.

Hi Dave Looks like you have a great knowledge on transport books. Looking for historical data on Robert Macy Naval Architect and Engineer. Wrote a lot of books on ship safety. I

Clark, Southern Railway: The Road of the Innovators by Burke Davis is like that. You may also enjoy "The Great Richmond Terminal: Foundation of The Southern Railway" by Maury Klein. They can be

Hello, I am interested in reading about the history of Southern Railway. Can anyone suggest a book like this? I did an online service and it mostly brings up illustrated history books, but I am

Ike: That's the information is very helpful just need to get copies of the val maps to be able to put the pieces together. This what will eventually make for a great article or book on the Branch I

Same car. Not sure what we will do with it yet. On Friday, June 24, 2022, 11:35:37 AM EDT, Jason P <gmo1515@...>

Dave: The July dates, as usual, will be the third Friday and Saturday of the month, July 15 and 16. The Spacesaver shelving in the L&NHS archives will be installed July 8 and they will be having a

I’d suggest you look at the Murphy Branch Valuation maps. Virtually anything that had a siding since 1916 will be shown on them. Ike