Ike: Downloaded fine Came thru as 198 MB tiff Opens fine in PS Jim Thurston

All: Rick Bell does most of our large (!) scanning on our 42" machine. Large drawings, sometime is very poor condition, take a lot of work so we always have blueprints and drawings unscanned in files

I got it just fine. Looks good Wonder who scanned it? Seems familiar. Rick Bell

Would someone please tell me of they succeeded in downloading the Cincy drawing in the Google Drive link? You will see a message saying it is too large for Google Drive to display a view but if you

We don’t post many drawings or maps to the .io group simply because so many are quite large. Here’s one @ 207M fits that category. It’s from file discussing the expansion of Cincinnati Union

The demise of passenger trains in the 1960s is well known. The Southern Railway Presidents’ files in the SRHA archives contain many letters and memos on the subject. The attached is a letter from

We currently have an ongoing 3-part series in Ties about this fascinating and historic line. CEA

HI folks So, is it correct that this line was built on the 1870s & 1880s? In the summary regarding pipe culverts, “L J & CIP” – is that Lock Joint and Cast Iron Pipe? Is “VCP”

Pullman Standard Library says 41-N-11 trucks with Decelostats(?) and clasp brakes for post-war cars. Mike Cathey Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Recently went through the complete Valuation Notes for the Akron Branch. This summary was fascinating.

All, SRHA recently partnered with Squadlocker to provide wearable items for its members. We currently offer hats, ladies and men’s polo shirts, and lightweight jackets. All are embroidered with the

Ike, Of course you know I find this topic marginally interesting since it’s how I earned my living for a while. I’m going to add a little more dryness to the pot if that’s ok. To shed a little

Ike, Thanks for sharing. Not everyone finds this kind of info interesting, but there are a few of us. You'll have to sound out the RPM organizers to see what they think. Heck people thanked me for

It’s important to understand there are multiple ICC reports than can provide quite detailed history on a railroad’s rolling stock and fixed plant. I’ve uploaded four examples* to Google Drive

Allen, I believe Southern used 41N trucks. Still looking for documentation. Mike Cathey Orange, Va. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

What make and model of trucks were used on Southern Streamline passenger cars in the 50s? Thanks Allen Cain -- Allen Cain Modeling the Southern in 1955 in HO Scale

The answer depends on the state's valuation rules. Real estate is typically assessed and taxed pursuant to state law -- so you need to look at the laws, and the lawsuits over those laws, in the

I would suspect there might be different taxes, including property tax, corporate income tax, local taxes, etc. I would bet differences depend upon whether there were laws, charters, or agreements

I don’t know. I assume that if the RR was paying taxes on the line when it was in service, it would pay taxes on it if it remained in place even if unused. Just my guess.

Question: When a section of railroad is either unused or out of service (i.e. - Railbanked), are the taxes on the property of the railroad the same as when it is in service and deriving income and