Does anyone know if the Southern used metal dies to stamp a car’s road number on its center sill? The question is to try to determine a car’s original number so it can be painted and numbered correctl

Has NS cut back on their traffic on the old Southern main line from Atlanta to Washington

There are at least 46 partial drawings of the Atlanta Terminal Station building in the SRHA archives. As they were all scanned from old microfilm, none are in perfect condition and there is no guarant

The attached letter from Budd to the Southern, 4-28-47 is one of a series of letters in the SRHA archives where Southern asked Budd, ACF and Pullman to change the design of the side sheets on cars on

From the SRHA Archives: When the Southern dieselized, many structures, tracks, etc. were rendered obsolete but still on the company’s books as assets. Rather than "write them down” over the usual IRS

In 1955 would the Southern 53'6" flatcars in the 51000 series have been painted black or freight car red? Allen Cain -- Allen Cain Modeling the Southern in 1955 in HO Scale

Can anyone tell me if the 40' and 50' Southern boxcars with opening end doors were 5/4 or 5/3 ends. I can't find a photo anywhere I looked. These would be Dreadnought ends. My era is early 1950's. Tha

George Courtney Would either of these two ends be good for the opening doors on the ends of a Southern 40' or 50' Automobile Boxcar early 1950's? This might take e two messages

Paul: From the SRHA archives, here circa 1947, is the drawing for “Southern Railway Post Sign”. All of the various state RR crossing signs are also in the files, I will see if the VA “slow down” sign

Initial report from president's files in SRHA archives.

I apologize for the cross postings. And yes, I did do my own research on this but came up blank so appreciate any help that I can get from anyone so here goes. Did the Southern own and operate any sin

I saw a K4 decal for the twin hoppers. On it is the above lettering. Sn3 and the date. Also that it was built in 1937. I'm assuming that this Sn refers to either a repaint or a later shopping date. Bu

Returning from a most pleasant photo shoot of GSMR 1702 at Bryson City, NC I turned in to see the "highest track elevation on the Southern" at Balsam. Found where the station once stood and was quite

Regarding stock trains or stock extras as they were sometimes referred to: I know that SR's Harrisonburg Branch had them and that 27 or so miles away in Potomac Yard there were stock pens at one time,

All: This just posted on the PCL… Ike Re: Southern Ry modernized coaches From: Nancy Boots Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2021 11:15:52 PDT Time to add in my nickel (I expect change for my 2 cents) on the informat

At one time, the Southern owned and moved a considerable number of stock cars. In addition to cattle, several hundred cars of horses and mules were sent to Pinners Point, VA for export to Spain immedi

The recent question on Wheel Reports motivated me to go through some of the paperwork I’ve collected through the years on operations. One item that might be of interest to others on the list is a copy

Hello, list. Does anyone here have a blank wheel report that you could scan and email to me? Regards, Tom Holley th498@...

Good-afternoon everyone, My name is Chris Zygmunt, I am new to this group and join hoping someone my have ( or know someone/someplace else) information regarding an Ex-Southern Railway Heavyweight Coa

For anyone interested in Southern Railway freight and passenger car maintenance and modifications 1971-1984, the nine pages now on Google Drive are the “key” to helping get the SRHA archives Mechanica