Some time ago, I posted the response from Champion Paper when the Southern forwarded the TVA request to suspend operations of the west end of the Murphy Branch for the construction of Fontana dam in

Hi Folks Good Gracious, that is a handsome locomotive! Thanks to Chris Mayhew John Stewart Birmingham, AL John R Stewart www.bhamrails.info 205-901-3790

Graham County shipped chips to Champion Paper in Canton. I’ve heard, but not verified, 16 of these cars were assigned to this service. Honestly, I find this number to be higher than “logic

Thanks to everyone involved in the archives scanning project and to those who keep SRHA active and busy. I very much understand the need for SRHA members like me to come down to Chattanooga, and I

All: I realize I am constantly promoting the SRHA archives but it is hard for us to explain/show people the different collections we have and what they include. We plan to develop some "Zoom"

I’ve reached “critical mass” in reservations to justify one more run of the Southern/NS G82/GS50 wood chip hopper. I expect to begin shipments during the first week of February. So far, 30 of

Please excuse my late response, as for some reason I hadn't properly added this group earlier. George, The CNO&TP Insurance Policy you posted Nov. 2 from the president's files is chocked full of great

Any source out there for Asheville Division freight accounts on the Murphy, NC line up to the late 60’s?

I don't know about the Cordele end, but there was a farm fertilizer distributor on the Albany end. It was just on the north side of the liberty express way. I think it closed up in the early 1980's

The Jim Boyd book, "Around Georgia 1968-1970" by Morning Sun books has some stuff about that line as well in it, if memory serves.

Hello,list, I grew up in Columbus, GA, and have seen many Southern chip hoppers. I haven't seen one of these, though. Any information on them would be appreciated. I know the cars show up in videos of

Thanks to Charlie and Dave. I do have the Trains article...I forgot I had it! Regards, Tom Holley

Tom, There was an excellent article in the April 1969 edition of Trains Magazine by Jim Boyd on the Pidcock lines. It was done shortly after the Southern took over. Charlie Powell

I do not, but I recall reading about them somewhere, maybe a Southern Rails or Ties article? I’ll see if I can find it somewhere. Might have been one of my y’all road photo history books though.

Hello, list. Is anyone here familiar with operations on the old Pidcock Lines Albany and Northern line (Cordele to Warwick, GA) after the Southern takeover? Regards, Tom Holley

Dave Do you have the diagram book available? I have a pdf if you need it 1520 and 1523 sit in a series of 69 foot steel cars which were originally built with arched toilet windows. When new they

Outstanding info, Dave, this will make a great TIES article. Thanks for analyzing Conductor Snow’s log books - wealth of information there. As a kid raised on Esskay products, I was interested to

"Objectionable class" of traveler? Only on the Crescent. Bob Hanson

Hi folks Now I'm curious... What is a "tourist sleeper"? John Stewart Birmingham, AL

My apologies for using the space and bandwidth but this attached letter from the WofA/A&WP provides probably the best explanation of why the they did not want the SF-Washington tourist sleeper