That would be suspicious, Jack. The book was written by an English professor as a study of ballads and the wrecks that inspired them, it was not written by a railroader or a rail enthusiast. I agree t

I accidentally hit "send" before I was finished. Sorry. The previously mentioned book is a study of train wrecks and the ballads written about them. I don't think it is still in print, but one could p

This wreck received about 10 pages of coverage, including photos, in Katie Letcher Lyle's 1983 book, Scalded to Death by the Steam,

I hadn't heard of this, either, but you'll notice that Fairfax Harrison pretty well nixed the idea. Bob Hanson Loganville, GA

In the pre-Southern Crescent days, when the Crescent (Nos. 37-38) ran via Montgomery and Mobile, the Southern's dining car crews were based in Atlanta, the West Point Route crews were based in Montgom

The last one I have in my collection is dated October 29, 1978. I'm fairly certain that his was the last one issued. The did not issue timetables on a monthly basis and as they were trying to take the

"Objectionable class" of traveler? Only on the Crescent. Bob Hanson

Ike, et al - The Pullman Company's Schedule of Lines dated July 15, 1915, shows a Washington-San Francisco tourist sleeper, line No. 2640 1/2(!) but it was not handled in No. 38, but rather was handle

Mitchell Street. Forsyth Street runs parallel to the railroad. Mitchell crosses it on the Mitchell Street Viaduct. Bob Hanson Loganville, GA

I believe the address was 85 Spring Street. The Southern Railway office buildings were at 99 and 125 Spring Street. The Southern (or Norfolk Southern) built an additional building at 185 Spring in the

Allen - I believe the car went into service in 1970 or 1971. I was working for the Southern at the time and recall seeing it in the consist of a freight passing behind the old Southern Railway office

Ike - The Atlanta-Brunswick Pullman was, indeed, the last regularly-scheduled heavyweight Pullman run in the US. David Morgan rode it and wrote about the trip in an issue of Trains in 1965 or '66. I d

As I understand the order, only Pullman cars were affected, not entire trains. The trains continued to run, but without Pullman service. And again, as I understand the order, the purpose was to free P

Yes, apparently they were re-trucked several times in their career. The promotional brochures I have (Cracker and Goldenrod) show a four-wheel lead truck and a six-wheel rear truck. I've seen photos o

Actually, I got it backwards - as built, the FM cars had a four-wheel lead truck and a six wheel trailing truck. I believe the six-wheel truck was powered, but I am not certain. Ready, fire, aim. Sorr

As built - one each. A six-wheel power truck on the front, a four-wheel non-powered truck on the rear. Bob Hanson Loganville, GA

Warren, that pretty well agrees with what I've heard and read. Siskin bought the TAG basically to give the Southern the single-finger salute. And apparently did so successfully. Bob Hanson Loganville,

From what I've read and heard, the TAG's relationship with the Southern was not all beer and skittles, either. The TAG made a living by short-hauling the Southern. It paralleled the AGS for its (TAG's

Macon Tolleson was one of Brosnan victims. I don't recall if he quit or was fired, but he is one of the many capable men lost to the Southern due to Brosnan's whims. The gory details are in the two-vo

That consist you describe, Bill, sounds almost like a "make-up" train assembled in a hurry after it was learned that the connecting train would be very, very late. Bob Hanson