Mr. Schmidt, The signal illustrated in Fenton's photo at the start of the Saluda timing section is a 2 aspect signal, not a single fixed aspect. SOU fixed aspect signals on Eastern Lines in modern

I thinkI still have the original slides and can provide a tiff image if needed. Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-8106 srrfan1401@...

Thank you, Fenton. Those put me a step closer to the goal. Now I know there were cases and a signal at the start of circuit, as well as the sign, which I knew was there. And the signal was likely a

Paul, I don't know if this will help but I took these photos in the Fall of 1984 on a trip to Saluda. You may use them if they will help your article Fenton -- Fenton Wells 250 Frye Rd Pinehurst NC

Hello Can anyone advise if there are any books on the Crescent after Amtrak started but BEFORE Amtrak took it over? Jim Younger

In the days when Linwood was still a pipe dream and 153 came out of Pot Yard and 173, 453, and 155 originated at Spencer, all usually ran radio. As Tim says, when tonnage was light the trains would

I can remember in the mid-'60's hearing about some bad derailments around the tunnels on the CNO&TP when the Radio Control Cars lost radio signals. New technology sometimes takes a little time to

Thanks for the very informative information on white number boards and LOCO - TROL. I guess you do learn something new every day. Thanks, Michael Shirey

Here's a train doing something similar in Alexandria. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=736111 Tim Rumph Lancaster, SC

The units with white number boards were set up as controlling units. The mid-train locomotives were connected to a radio control car (most looked like boxcars, but only end doors, no side doors). The

Southern applied white number boards to locomotives that were equipped with Locotrol. The locomotives could be used as master or slave units on those trains that had mid train helpers- as they were

The white number boards was still an indicator of loco-trol master units back in those days. Loco-trol was the name for the remotely operated Locomotives in mid-train helper service. Samuel Smith

As I am adding DCC to a new Athearn GP50 I just revived. I notice something strange. The loco I am working with has a white number board #7010 and apone further research. I notice that the Southern

Thanks to all who have asked questions and provided answers for this topic. This has been a great help to me.

It was SOU's USA Declaration of Independence celebration. The SOU applied a decal for each Southern colony's signers of the Declaration of Independence. SOU had 17 E8A at that time, so worked out

Kind Thanks, Bill ! Will add that to my notes. ~ Mark

Jim: The red and white “signs” were vinyl decals. Back in 1975 Graham Claytor, Southern’s president, realized that there were 17 signers of the Declaration of Independence from the states that

Well, well, well, Mark, How fortunate you shot the rear of the train at Peachtree Station, Atlanta. It prompts me to amend my earlier comments about the train based on your earlier photo of the front

Hi guys I hate to ask a SRR 101 question but what does the red/white sign on the Es say? I know it has something to do with southern signer(s) of the Declaration of Independence. Was there one or

Bill, In looking thru more of my SOU slides, I realized I DID have one of the rear of the 4/01/78 train, as I had arrived at Peachtree in time to see him arrive and let the passengers off the train.