Certainly , everyone has heard “Jim Crow”, but what was it exactly? Here is a circular issued by both the Transportation (No. 141) and Passenger Departments (P-328) issued January 29, 1946 to implemen

Chris: Your information about Erlanger and the depot is interesting but yet another example that historical groups and model railroad clubs CANNOT trust or rely on municipalities to provide, and not c

Many of us may be aware of the L&NHS move to the SRHA/TVRM archive at TVRM but here is Kevin Keefe’s take on it from Classic Trains Magazine. Ike http://cs.trains.com/ctr/b/mileposts/archive/2021/04/0

Andrew: One of the first things we show visitors to the archives are examples of our ink-on-linen drawings. When I explain they are high thread count linen cloth coated with starch then drawn on using

Chris: SRHA had a very successful convention in Cincinnati years ago. The Erlanger depot had just been (beautifully) restored and it was still possible to go into the tower at the Terminal. We should

All: Rick Bell does most of our large (!) scanning on our 42" machine. Large drawings, sometime is very poor condition, take a lot of work so we always have blueprints and drawings unscanned in files

Would someone please tell me of they succeeded in downloading the Cincy drawing in the Google Drive link? You will see a message saying it is too large for Google Drive to display a view but if you cl

We don’t post many drawings or maps to the .io group simply because so many are quite large. Here’s one @ 207M fits that category. It’s from file discussing the expansion of Cincinnati Union Terminal

The demise of passenger trains in the 1960s is well known. The Southern Railway Presidents’ files in the SRHA archives contain many letters and memos on the subject. The attached is a letter from the

It’s important to understand there are multiple ICC reports than can provide quite detailed history on a railroad’s rolling stock and fixed plant. I’ve uploaded four examples* to Google Drive (the upl

The SRHA Archives contain many items that discuss changes in passenger train schedules, stops and consists. There is a great amount of information available but researching and organizing it is a majo

Like many other manpower decisions, labor agreements had to be included before changes were made. Here is a 10-11-67 memo about SR food service jobs. Ike PS: There is a significant amount of “dining c

At the beginning of WWII, the Office of Defense Transportation ordered the discontinuation of many passenger trains where patronage did not justify the equipment or manpower needed to operate them. In

I have models of a SR modernized coach, baggage car and horse car…all with brass sides that I do not think are available anymore. If there is enough SR modelers’ interest, we might attempt to get some

BTW…they were painted the same colors as Southern passenger cars, body and lettering. The cars may appear longer than normal, they were only 10’ high, not the later standard 10’-6” for 40 and 50 ft bo

The trucks, and length of Sou 960600 point to it being one of the Southern’s 50’ express box cars 3275-3299. All were standard 50’ box cars modified for express service and eventually restored as box

Tim: Here is a Google Drive link to SRHA Archives SR Presidents’ Files Box 420 File 9682 Washington, DC office. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zErLY8-91xXw2pDxjXtxso1ErzCNQgn5?usp=sharing Not

What’s old is new again…Atlanta newspaper clipping from 3-6-1928 in the SRHA archives. (Box 420 File 9682 Washington DC Office Bldgs - 1927) Ike

The SRHA Archives contain many files on agreements, correspondence and contracts with other railroads (beginning about 1894). The Southern Railway’s work with the Washington Southern predates the RF&P

When office car NS-8 arrived at TVRM, I was looking in the closets and discovered several what I’d call “attendants’ jackets, soiled but in good condition. Someday, I expect they will find a new use i