It sounds to me like the association has several goals. I think it would be helpful to separate the association goals and not assume one size fits all. Those individuals with the means to fund capital

It’s an interesting idea. Sorry for ignorant questions. There’s a lot that could affect my interest. I recognize you’re just floating a trial balloon and may not have settled on options. It can be a b

Allen, I can’t recall any Southern single sheathed cars. Maybe some were forced on them by USRA or they inherited from an acquisition? I will follow along to see me proved wrong. Dave Bott

Re: [SouthernRailway] Blank Wheel Report Attached are both blank and filled in versions from Conductor HF Snow circa 1934. It was an official form 714, but was apparently called a Train Book. However,

Re: [SouthernRailway] Southern box car preference, circa 1918 Ike, This complements the information in the 1934 conductor books for the Winston-Salem division over a decade later. I was struck in the

Questions for early 20th Century Southern Railway I am trying to understand a few things about the Southern Railway operations and corporate decision making from 1900-1924. If anyone has easy access t

Re: [SouthernRailway] ICC valuation Ike, Thanks for sharing. Not everyone finds this kind of info interesting, but there are a few of us. You'll have to sound out the RPM organizers to see what they t

I would suspect there might be different taxes, including property tax, corporate income tax, local taxes, etc. I would bet differences depend upon whether there were laws, charters, or agreements for

Forgot the map. Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone

A decade older, but here is a map I drew based upon a 1943 map. Dave Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone On Mar 7, 2021, at 7:30 PM, Rodney Shu <rodshu@...> wrote:  I always enjoy the communication o

Maybe because I’m a regular visitor and know who to avoid or how to ask, but I’ve rarely had a bad experience at the national archives II in College Park. I’ve had less interaction with the image crew

Re: [SouthernRailway] Savannah and Atlanta Cab X-256 (and SOU X-255) David, You mentioned hosam.com as your source for painting info. I pay the upkeep on the site and domain name now that Sam and Hank

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I believe so. Note that I created custom sets based upon my need. Those are not generic 0-6-0 decals but specific to the 1684 in Greensboro. And I added an A&Y roadname just for fun since I toyed with

I use Donnie’s artwork to create custom decals printed by Highball Graphics. Attached is my current project using just that. Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone

Re: [SouthernRailway] SR Diesel Order Specs We have been successfully conducting Zoom sesssions amongst modelers for the past 4 months. I would love to participate in a session related to the SRHA to

Re: [SouthernRailway] Steel vs wood passenger cars Circa 1909 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

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. I cou

Re: [SouthernRailway] Southern passenger cars on Winston-Salem division mixed trains James, I looked there, but saw none of the passenger cars with those numbers, even though they were heavyweights. T

Southern passenger cars on Winston-Salem division mixed trains I was doing some data analysis on Conductor Snow's log books from 1934 today and noticed that there were three passenger car "types" rout