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

By 1966, the Southern wanted to discontinue most passenger services. The passenger "numbers" of all trains were closely watched and used for train-off petitions to the ICC and state PUCs. Here are two

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

Hello, list. Does anyone know when the Southern finished repainting the Central of Georgia engines into the tuxedo scheme with CG lettering? Regards, Tom Holley

I expect it would be safe to say; the attached letter from the Charlotte Rapid Transit Co. has been sitting untouched in the Southern Railway Presidents' files since it was written in 1912. I think I

That is interesting. Thanks for sharing stuff on the early years. I get the whole high hoods era attraction, but for some reason I'm just fascinated in the 1900-1940 era. I'm reading a 1928 Car

Tom: Those (converted wood rack) chip cars were discussed in a TIES article years ago. Maybe someone (Bill Schafer) can tell us which issue? Ike PS They never would have traveled to Columbus, GA.

Chris: Remember, prior to WWII the Southern was basically an East-West railroad (note the 1921 v 1931 traffic map). A Southern route from Norfolk to Ivorydale (Cincy), OH would have been the most

Note attached....By June of 1911, attitudes on all-steel cars had changed but the Pullman Co. could not supply enough steel cars. The Southern considered the "Birmingham Special" a first-class train,