need help: Southern low side gon lettering 1929 Hi all, I need your interpretive eye help. I'm going to create a Ghost decal for the gondola pictured below. Other than one rib off (8 instead of 9) the

To answer a question about the decking on Southern Greenville Steel Car bulkhead flats, here is the title block half of GSC drawing 36028 but I do not see any references to the planks being wood or st

One of the on-going SRHA archives projects has been to scan as many of the 1,100+ Southern Railway contract books as possible. The first pass scanning the unbound contracts we have is done. Now, we wi

Although the terminology does not appear to be commonly used, a few of the more than 23 bound SR contract books include an "Index Appendix", The example from Volume iX is attached. It groups contracts

Friday night, I had some leftover Tru Color paint in my airbrush cup after painting my pulp racks, so I pulled out an Ertl low side gon project car, removed trucks and deck, then painted it black. I h

Here are three photos of Southern 70-ton hopper 72747 derailed and on its side just outside the mine at the very north end of the Roda or Stonega Interstate mine spurs. The tipple is uphill to the lef

A friend of mine sent me the link below to a short video from 2016 regarding the SOU 1200 coach that was placed in the Smithsonian. The video showed some short clips of the car's interior during the r

On both of these topics: On the coaches, I was told that the segregated section was "elastic" as the passenger loads varied. This I refer to from those coaches which did NOT have a hard barrier at the

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/segregated-railway-car-offers-visceral-reminder-jim-crow-era-180959383/

Is Donnie Dixon’s web site still up? If not, are his artwork files available somewhere? I’m finishing artwork for the upcoming O scale 41’6” low side gon kit and need some gothic/block font characters

What is the height of SOUTHERN and main road number used on 41-6 low side gons? I’ve guesstimated the height based on the carbody height but never have seen a stenciling diagram for this car. I have l

We probably have not mentioned it enough but because many people are not aware that the SRHA archives most likely contain the largest collection of organized CofG documents, and absolutely the largest

I have more questions than answers when it comes to depot painting. Depot painting: the “best” documentation I’ve found is in Wiley’s book Exterior 1925 – standardized green (similar to CNW green) win

TVRM is in the process of purchasing Southern Budd dining car 3307 from Amtrak. The car is in basically the same condition as it was in Southern Railway service and will be shipped to TVRM in Chattano

Ike, If I can assist TVRM with any 3D CAD or possibly wire EDM work, please let Tim Andrews know. Yours, Dave -- Owner, Cumberland Model Engineering (865) 333-5712 www.CumberlandModelEngineering.com P

A couple months ago, there was a discussion of a pic showing a Silverside gon coupled to an N&W tender. This is what the tender belonged to. Note the N&W GP9 in the background and the Silverside coupl

Here’s a list, by number and name, of the Southern contracts I posted scans of the covers for this morning. It should be possible to search for whatever keyword you might be interested in. (The covers

I am researching the Southern steam locomotives used in Virginia on the Bluemont Branch (later Washington & Old Dominion Railroad) during the period of the 1894-1912 lease of that line. Does anyone ha

We have mentioned the rare and unusual items to be found in the SRHA archives before. Here is an example of "unusual". Why the Southern prepared a drawing (attached) of the the trees in Lafayette Park

I need to sell some of my Southern Railway & other south eastern railway books. These include, but not limited to Southern Steam Locomotives & Boats by Richard E. Prince, Southern Steam Power by Harol