The SRHA files on Trains 17 and 18 include correspondence and SR internal memos on the trains’ mail and Railway Express services. The mail was moved to a USPO “Star” route (the date may be in the file

Because the Southern wanted to take trains17 and 18 off, and attempted to increase patronage, over several years, there are a number of items in the SRHA archives on the topic. Most are scanned but no

I forget this was in the SRHA digital files! Ike

I expect the coaches were 1400 series cars the Southern never planned to rebuild. The answer may be in the “passenger” equipment spreadsheet populated with info from the ICC records. A passenger car,

The first use of the 7" block style passenger car lettering was on the “Southerner” and “Tennessean” trains of 1941. The SRHA archives contain a letter from Pullman-Standard asking how the railroad wa

There have been multiple conversations on the SouthernRailway.io group that describe the extent of the material in the SRHA archives. Although it will never be possible to make even a small portion of

Jim's question begs another.... As the Southern never had GS50, or any other car classes and the NS merger occurred in 1982, when should we consider the Southern Railway System "gone"? I realize "NS"

This weekend’s SRHA archives work session was particularly well attended and productive. There are enough projects in progress that people simply arrive and pick up where they left off on their last v

Evan: I am not aware of a comprehensive coal mine directory but mines are mentioned in various documents. The most extensive are in files about the coal pier at Charleston. Mines on the Interstate and

SRHA is in the process of scanning ETTs in the archives and others loaned for the project. I don’t know how many ETTs and PTTs have been scanned so far but it is a large number that covers many years

Might anyone on the Southern Railway io group be able to assist John? Ike Begin forwarded message: From: John Dietrichs <jdietrichs@...> Subject: To Mr. Eichelberger - Old Rail Da

The SRHA Southern Presidents' files include proposals for new interurban lines, branch lines and passenger trains. There are multiple items through 1966 that discuss operating the ex NYC "Explorer" tr

In case anyone is not aware, Marvin and Lyle Key were authors of THE two books on the railroads of Birmingham. “Birmingham Rails” covers the freight and passenger services of the Class 1 railroads in

As the “Southerner” began service, the Southern asked the PRR to run it as a separate train from DC to NYC. The PRR responded with (to paraphrase) “are you nuts? It’s 1941with a war in Europe, we cann

The Florida Sunbeam, and all other “seasonal and excursion” trains were prohibited by the Office of Defense Transportation (ODT) about the time of the memos. As an upcoming TIES article on the Sunbeam

From the SRHA archives.....probably not seen since 1941.... Two addl items.... The next SRHA work session will be Friday and Saturday, Feb 14 & 15. There are several projects underway and some new one

The attached memo is from a period when the Southern was attempting to cut off passenger trains and altering remaining schedules to adjust arrival and departure and connecting train times. The Penn Ce

The Southern Railway Presidents' files in the SRHA archives include many pieces of correspondence, PUC filings, responses and ICC Dockets on discontinuing passenger trains While everyone is probably f

Rather than post these messages to the group, please use person to person emails. Ike

David: I do not expect there is a specific TVRM “plan” for Sou 5 at this moment, its restoration will come first. As it will be operational, as opposed to a “museum piece”, the car will certainly be u