A (perverse) benefit of having many train-off petitions and documents in the SRHA archives, is that they contain some of the best information on how trains were operated that the Southern wanted to el

Hey all, does anyone happen to have scans of any employee timetables for the Atlanta-Birmingham line they would be willing to share? Timetables for the 40s and 50s would be great, but I'll gladly take

Hello I am a SRHA member in Oban, Scotland, UK. I would like to find more information about the Southern freight operations around City Yard Memphis, Tennessee in the 1960s. This was inspired by Zone

This goes into the "planning ahead" module for you train show fans. I just got this the other day and since it's a sort of first time for this group at this location AND the historical importance of t

As one of the SRHA people that handle the SR.io group, a notice comes to me whenever anyone joins or leaves the group. This one, for long time SRHA member Dick Fisher, was a sad reminder that, last ye

Just that last minute reminder to check out all the goodies available at the Hagerstown Ag Center train show on Saturday, May 7. There is usually an eclectic variety available at the show and it varie

Doug, Do you have a sharper scan of this attached document to your post. When I enlarge it, it is not clear enough to read. Regards, John John C. Willis Mobile, Al

How are you doing, Can I ask a favor? Edward

We have not given sufficient "thanks" to the amazing amount of Southern Railway Diesel locomotive research material Marvin Black accumulated for his planned book on SR diesels. Among many other items,

Anyone know the Form number for SRR's Clearance Cards? An example is in "The Southern Railway Handbook" but so small I can't read it with my small magnifying glass. My modeled time period is 1953 to 1

Has anyone seen a photo, drawing or diagram of a Southern Class G-1 steam locomotive numbered 2000-2009? These 2-8-0 types came to Southern via the acquisition of the Louisville, Evansville and St. Lo

There's been comparatively a lot of history of Southern boxcars and even hoppers in the pre-WWII era, but the gondolas, and my favorite the low side gons, have had little attention paid. I want to fix

Anyone have knowledge of how Southern repair shops were identified on freight cars during the steam-diesel era? Say, 1946 to 1953. I saw a HO boxcar with the the letter N-48/ Which shoop would htat be

On page 84 of “Appalachian Coal Hauler: Interstate Railroad's Mine Runs and Coal Trains,” there’s a photo of Southern 2182 on a mine run at Kent Jct. There’s a two-aspect colorlight signal to the righ

I was chatting with a friend who was asking about Southern cabs on other roads. It appears that the PC bought 13 of the 1946 cabs in 1971. They also inherited five from the Indianapolis Union Terminal

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Jim Wrinn, who aspired since his youth to be the editor of Trains magazine and served in the role for more than 17 years, died at home on March 30, 2022, after a valiant 14-month batt

Just a little reminder of the NEXT Timonium, Maryland train show in suburban Baltimore, MD. on April 2-3, 2022 That's just 3 days away and this is the rescheduled date, originally slated for later in

I am a historical fiction author writing about the Southern Railway presence at the Atlanta Cotton Exposition of 1895. I am trying to discover when Southern began using their signature green and gold

Guys, the link below will take you to my SRR Passenger Car Lettering and Paint diagram for Steam Locos. https://storage.googleapis.com/wzukusers/user-34059780/documents/de30e2278cbf493ab8425da61986cc5

Does anyone have some good color photos of GE 44 Tonner Locomotives for Southern or other class one railroads? Thanks David Eisman On Mar 16, 2022, at 2:14 AM, Robert Graham <rgraham2@...> wrote: Pre