I used to have Industrial track book that listed all the stations. N&W had a different system but I believe that SR used a Line MP system. I do not recall if they listed specific industries, though, a

Ike, you are correct in that most of today's airfields in the South were built as AAF training fields, mainly due to the newly year-round good flying weather. Also, in south Ga. as well as Fla. in my

Just a comment on the bridge greasing and the discontinuing. In the late 70's, I went with Bernie Schwartz to a bridge that collapsed under a loaded Big Red coal train over the Big Warrior River on th

One item that we obtained from the ACL/SAL merger that actually worked was the Savannah Interchange. SCL/CSXT has (or had) the responsibility to handle CGA-SCL/CSXT interchange both ways year round. M

Interesting about the 1940's abandonment of the Palatka line. During the "rush" re the "new era of NS-CST cooperation" in the 80's (Foley Line Trackage rights allowing CSXT to abandon an entire sub, t

Regarding Mr. Beckham's question, I do not know. However, in handling Operating Agreements for NS in the 80's, CSXT wanted to renew the 1880's Lease of the line Orange to Gordonsville (did SR operate

Ike-. Looks like a good reproduction of a typical Jt. Facility agreement, of which I made, amended, or supplemented over much of my career. I am glad to see that the agreements are being organized and

I also do not know with authenticity the colors of steel structures in the 30's, but I do know that SR "greased" its steel structures in the 70's to preserve the steel. However, SR had a unit train fa

From my knowledge of the use of the term since the 60's, Peddler, Way Freight, of Local all meant the same thing. The train carried a LCL car (boxcar?) that they spotted at the depot or house track an