Re: [SouthernRailway] From the SRHA Archives - Gondola Shortage in 1948 Gino, That is correct. There is a great discussion of coal car design issues in the book by Robert Karig "Coal Cars: The first t

Re: [SouthernRailway] From the SRHA Archives - Gondola Shortage in 1948 The AAR was almost funny. The Southern had one of the larger gondola fleets in the US, especially relative to its size (obviousl

If you can find the result, that would be great. History is always in danger of being lost, just when it seems safe something changes. Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone

Southern reweigh and repack shop codes On the steam freight car list (STMFC) there is an excel sheet which has the reweigh and repack location shop codes compiled for all US railroads mostly by Richar

Re: [SouthernRailway] Southern Railway Freight Car Mix in mid 1950s Aidrian, My conductor logs were from the Winston-Salem division in 1934 and centered on Greensbor0. I didn't offer this because Alle

Re: [SouthernRailway] Sales Order for Maplesville, AL section house Thanks. I bet those sales are why a lot of the photos of depots (from non-valuation sources) were dated in those time frames. Those

Re: [SouthernRailway] Materials from the SRHA Archives I meant the SRHA should NOT try to reinvent the wheel. Dave Sunday, May 10, 2020, 11:06:20 PM, you wrote: George, On photos, there are examples:

Re: [SouthernRailway] Materials from the SRHA Archives George, On photos, there are examples: Bob's Photos charges $8-10 for a B/W 8x10. He has an extensive collection, but only prints and makes avail

Re: [SouthernRailway] Materials from the SRHA Archives Ike and others, My view is fairly simple. There is no free lunch. The SRHA and/or the archives might be non-profit educational entities, but non-

structures--specifically "section dwellings" -- how were they used? Hi all, Can anyone help me? I have been having fun searching through and understanding materials I have collected from the ICC valua

Re: [SouthernRailway] Fairfax Harrison and Federal Control 1918-1920 He was chairman of the private industry board composed of 5 railroad presidents prior to the USRA. The board was unable to solve ma

Re: [SouthernRailway] Clay hoppers and the "cousin" Chip hop How early were these hoppers in service? When were they taking over for the Seley type composite hoppers that I understand were also used i

reweigh abbreviations for locations on the Southern I would like to update/confirm the reweigh station abbreviations for the Southern I've seen documented by Richard Hendrickson based on photos in the

Re: [SouthernRailway] Medallion Bill, I'd be happy to write the article if I could get to the archives. It's a challenge to head to Chattanooga for me given work schedules and a lot of trips for funer

Ike, Never insisted or even suggested that anyone who is knowledgeable about the Southern should use any other term but medallion. I’ll let someone else answer about the point of my post. Some Souther

Were the 50’s era F units in early Black or green paint with that medallion? I don’t think the early black scheme survived that long into the 50’s but there were at least two paint schemes on F’s in ‘

The list is not a company, but imagine if you went into a store and asked what aisle the Kleenex were in and the clerk said “I’ll let some other staff tell you where they are, but you should know that

Southern accounting and billing terminology questions For anyone who may know early 20th century Southern Railway billing terminology: I found a reference in a 1920's era note about "card billing" vs

Ike, It did feel as if instead of answering his question or clarifying his request, that you implied he was talking about scanning ETT content. I was confused by your response too. As to Robert, I am

Is Robert asking for a list, or the contents? I’ve wondered myself if I have all the Winston-Salem division ETTs accounted for. I’m not interested in reading them all, so a list by division then date