The project to scan all of the Southern contracts in the SRHA archives is moving along. There are still a few to be located and scanned but it will not be long before the effort become part of SRHA's

I am helping a writer friend with a historical novel that takes place in 1945. His characters are going from Warm Springs, GA to Washington, DC. So far I have found a 1950s SR passenger Timetable that

I appreciate the orders which I received. Except for a mail order received today that was expected, all orders have been shipped and the buyers should have received them by now. If you have ordered, b

This IS being cross-posted to the two yahoogroups and the groups.io The things I don’t know: 1. What’s up with photo/files/messages 2 Depot Paint Why we have members asking about files and photos… Now

Gordon: For "The things I don’t know”, might you contact the group owners or moderators for answers? The SouthernRailway, ModelingTheSouthern, and SRHA.io groups are all affiliated with the Southern R

They are not perfect but the enclosed Google Drive link will allow everyone to download a copy of the current draft of the Southern Railway Presidents' Files Finding Aids. We need to begin an archives

Can anyone direct me please to a plan or photo(s) for a typical Southern speeder setout? I'm looking specifically for a location where a signal maintainer/track inspector would clear up to allow train

First: AC reminder, the usual third weekend of the month SRHA Archives work session is Friday and Saturday. (Several of us will be there in Thursday if anyone wold like to joiun us then.) Yesterday an

We had another productive work session at the SRHA archives this past Thursday. Friday and Saturday. Although there is a lot of work to be done, we are making visible progress. Join us in August.... M

Anybody know the story behind this shot? I didn't know the Silversides ever went off-line. That appears to be a switcher's tender it's coupled to. Hmmmm...... https://www.ebay.com/itm/DUPLICATE-SLIDE-

What was the arrangement of headlights on the PA3's? The only clear photos I have seen show twin sealed beams in the lower light, but what was in the upper light? Gary Bechdol Stone Mountain, Ga

I have mentioned TVRM has purchased ex Southern Budd dining car #3307 from Amtrak. It will soon be moving from Beech Grove to TVRM for service. From the "when it rains it pours" category, TVRM is also

Two days of work in the SRHA archives has turned up yet another category of Southern Railway data...and a question. After WWII, there were a number of "programs" that included the retirement of variou

Bill … glad you recorded the former SOU numbers on the remaining 6 ESHR gons. That’s important when determining heritage. These cars had a very long-running history, some starting in 1924 as 9-rib bod

Anyone have a lead on plans for a typical Southern train order station? I'm particularly interested in the footprint -- what the dimensions of the foundation would be, and whether the foundation would

In which passenger train was Pullman “Enoree River” mostly used?

ICC record interpretation help A&Y, Southern, and ICC Valuation Fans, Can someone familiar with the ICC valuation records help me interpret the attached pages from an engineers' notebook? These images

We had a productive work session at the SRHA/TVRM archives this weekend. When someone comes to the archives for the first time, we usually suggest that the simply open one of the Presidents' archive b

Does someone have a track chart showing Canton and Balsam grades? I have a complete track chart in paper form from Dillsboro/Sylva to Murphy but need to know about the other 2 significant grades on th

I found an old print of a Southern Locomotive that I have had for years and it has some light brown mold on it. Does anyone know how to remove the mold without damaging the print? Fenton Wells