John and Tim, SOU 1952 was donated to TVRM by Southern around 1971. There were major problems with the engine/generator sets as the cast steel housing connecting the engine to the generator was cracke

Stuart, You are correct, the new EMDs typically came down on the Monon from Chicago. David, In the 60s through the 80s the SDs 24, 35, 45, 40, and 40-2s could all be found mixed together regularly. Th

David, Southern would typically take receive new units dead in tow, from EMD at Louisville. Since Southern used K&IT terminal in Louisville the new units would continue in tow to Danville, KY where th

Gary, I lived by the Knoxville to Oakdale line of the Southern in Knox County until we moved to Chattanooga in 1964 when I was 10. I remember FMs mixed with other units on trains going to Knoxville. I

Looks like the drawing dates to the 1890s. Railroads hauled a lot of livestock in those days and eventually those stock cars would end up with a lot of you know what on the floors. Maybe this was wher

When were the last movements of livestock on Southern? We lived by the K&O line in Knoxville from 56-64 and I remember seeing an occasional stock car in a train. We moved to Chattanooga in July of 64.

I don't remember them being referred to as LDX, just that you had to use red ink to fill them out.

Bill, They were mailed to the Car Department office at 99 Spring St. There a small group of clerks reviewed them for errors that might cause problems such as a missing reporting mark or faint markings

Bill, The Mechanical Department used them to fill out the car repair billing forms used to report the repairs made to cars on the RIP tracks. Charlie

It was already in its "Tuxedo Black" paint scheme when it showed up at TVRM around 1969-1972. The car had water and diesel fuel tanks in each end of the car. It had a small Detroit Diesel engine-gener

If my memory is correct, when the heater car first showed up in Chattanooga and was loaned to TVRM for supplying steam to the cars that were stored at Terminal Station it was HC-50. At some point it w

Back in 1979 when I was on the Car Department Staff in Atlanta I was in the Mechanical File room searching for something I needed, when I ran across a proposal from ALCO for high-hood, long hood forwa

I see the letter was from the fifth vice president to the fourth vice president. Was there a sixth, seventh, and eighth vice president. :-)

Tom, There was an excellent article in the April 1969 edition of Trains Magazine by Jim Boyd on the Pidcock lines. It was done shortly after the Southern took over. Charlie Powell

I grew up next to the K&0 line west of Knoxville in the early 60s and remember the boxcars with no doors. The lime was piled in bulk in each end of the car. Seemed like it was seasonal as in early spr

Alex, I saw a posting on the "Trainorders" website with link to an author's website advertising a book "Railroads of Indiana" for $59.00. There was a short video clip showing some of the photos in the

What is the platform on the back deck of the tender?

I also started with Southern after Mr. Brosnan left and worked for for a number of people who had come up under his administration. A lot of them were pretty tough to work for as well. Some years late

James, As others have mentioned the Ms class Mikes were used on the branches and at least from Huntingburg to Princeton on the main line as Princeton was the main shop for that division. One of those

Jason, What you are seeing is the white flag in the flag holder and a radio antenna on top of the hood directly behind the flag. Since 3121 is equipped with Loco Control radio equipment there are two