Very nice for the HO folks. Good on them for having the right fuel tank arrangement. I'm not an expert, but if the artwork is representative of the final product, not only is that check letter the

Those rascals got the check digit too large! Bob Grabarek

Saw this today from Rapido https://rapidotrains.com/products/ho-scale/diesel-locomotives/ho-scale-emd-e8a-e8b-locomotives#prettyPhoto They do make nice models! Richard Morris

Happy Holidays everyone, Accurate SOU offerings in O-scale are rare and may suffer from lack of widespread advertising. I just wanted to mention to any O scale modelers lurking on these two Southern

Stephen, In addition to the St. Charles Branch and Middlesboro lines, the Southern and L&N also shared the Clear Fork Branch on the KY/TN border--the Southern reached it via trackage rights over the

Evan - Southern long had access to Middlesboro, via trackage rights from Cumberland Gap through the tunnel to Middlesboro. As CSXT traffic from Middlesboro dropped off in the 80’s and NS traffic

For those interested in this topic, here's a snapshot of the spreadsheet containing my research on the St. Charles Branch coal loaders and their periods of operation. It's far from complete, but every

This was posted by Ron Stafford in the Appalachian Rails and Mining Facebook group. It is from March 1963. Scott, noticed your photos show some of the Middlesboro District mines. It caught my

> Just to confirm this is from Oct 1984? Yes. Scott Chatfield

Scott, Thank you so much! Just to confirm this is from Oct 1984? Dan Sent from Mail for Windows 10

I guess my phone doesn't want to upload directly to this list's file section on groups.io, so I'll just attach the images to this email. Scott Chatfield

Dan: I don’t expect the Southern would know much about inter-company sales. There could be something on the waybills relating to that but they have not survived anywhere I have seen. Ike PS!!! Does

Ike, Thank you for that list! It’ll definitely help narrow down a few of the loaders—now I need to figure out which coal companies sold to which other companies so I can match up tipples.

Here is one page from a report listing many/all(?) active coal mines on the Southern in 1974. It covers both the St. Charles line on the Appalachia Div. and the Interstate. There are many files

In the Archives we have a map printed by the Southern of active coal loadouts in October 1984. Of course it includes the Southern and Interstate lines in southwest Virginia. I took quick pics of the

I too would be interested in that information, Dan. Be glad to help you with compiling it as well. -- Paul Schmidt Sequim WA

Hi Everyone, I’ve been lurking on this list for a while, and I really appreciate how much incredibly knowledge resides here—thanks for sharing! I’m hoping there might be a Southern coal

Lines 6857 and 6856 connected at Greensboro Line 2609 connected at Charlotte Line 2254 connected at Harriman Bob Grabarek

Sorry, poorly worded question. The train numbers are on the list...when cars connected to different trains, where did that occur? Ike

I just saw a message explaining how .io group prices are going up. As the Southern Railway group is well above the 200 subscriber list to remain a basic (sic free) service, it is grandfathered in but