That would be suspicious, Jack. The book was written by an English professor as a study of ballads and the wrecks that inspired them, it was not written by a railroader or a rail enthusiast. I agree

Thanks Bob, It's an interesting book, but some pictures in her article on the New Market wreck are questionable (e.g. wrecked freight cars in the wreck of two passenger trains). Jack Wyatt

I accidentally hit "send" before I was finished. Sorry. The previously mentioned book is a study of train wrecks and the ballads written about them. I don't think it is still in print, but one could

This wreck received about 10 pages of coverage, including photos, in Katie Letcher Lyle's 1983 book, Scalded to Death by the Steam,

Initial report from president's files in SRHA archives.

I agree with Dave, I am not aware of any Southern single sheathed USRA box cars. Although USRA allocated some number of them to the Southern, that information might be found on a USRA published list

According to the list compiled on the Steam Freighcars list, "SR" was Spencer. "SN" doesn't show up at all, though that group does not really consider anything after about 1960, A car reweighed at

None on the Southern, however several connecting roads did have them, with PRR and NYC probably among the most likely to show up. Clinchfield, C&O, N&W, and AB&C are others that I can think of without

No, Southern Had no 40 ft OB boxcars.-- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Allen, I can’t recall any Southern single sheathed cars. Maybe some were forced on them by USRA or they inherited from an acquisition? I will follow along to see me proved wrong. Dave Bott

I apologize for the cross postings. And yes, I did do my own research on this but came up blank so appreciate any help that I can get from anyone so here goes. Did the Southern own and operate any

What I am seeing is Sn 3-58. Looks like a reweigh date. Would Sn be Spencer? Jack Wyatt

I saw a K4 decal for the twin hoppers. On it is the above lettering. Sn3 and the date. Also that it was built in 1937. I'm assuming that this Sn refers to either a repaint or a later shopping

Stephen, did some googling and was disappointed to find reports on Yelp that the hotel has closed. All interior furnishings were removed/sold in December 2020, and the building is currently for sale.

Mike, that is the Balsam Inn, built sometime around 1905, if I recall correctly. It was a summer retreat for northern city folk who came down on trains. Their trunks were ferried up the hill to the

Returning from a most pleasant photo shoot of GSMR 1702 at Bryson City, NC I turned in to see the "highest track elevation on the Southern" at Balsam. Found where the station once stood and was quite

When were the last movements of livestock on Southern? We lived by the K&O line in Knoxville from 56-64 and I remember seeing an occasional stock car in a train. We moved to Chattanooga in July of 64.

At the SE Narrow Gauge Museum this past weekend we were opening and cleaning out our 40ft SR boxcar/shop and one of our volunteers worked at a furniture factory in Lenoir, NC along the Carolina &

Bob: Although not many, there are records, photos and drawings of Southern stock pens in the archives, including the Harrisonburg Branch. Ike

Regarding stock trains or stock extras as they were sometimes referred to: I know that SR's Harrisonburg Branch had them and that 27 or so miles away in Potomac Yard there were stock pens at one time,