One of the “passenger train” files I found in the President’s Files in the archives this past Sunday (Box 509A, File 7) was only about passenger segregation 1945-1950. The SouthernRailway.io list has

I assumed that the Southern Railway System's first passenger car color was similar to Pullman Green. Indeed, in a contract dated May 3, 1895 with Pullman Palace Car Company for new passenger cars, the

Does anyone have a handle on how Southern numbered their combination cars and day coaches at the turn of the century? Pullman Sleepers, I know, had names. Also, is anyone aware of any diagrams the arc

In the SRHA Archives, we have photographs of at least two Ts-class Mountains, 1453 and 1454, in black paint with dog houses on the tender decks. These are the only two 4-8-2s I know of that got the bl

Hello, list. Right after WWII, a lot of the Southern roads pressed boxcars into pulpwood service, as there weren't sufficient woodracks.. Do any of you know of any photos of pulpwood being loaded in b

Hello everyone, I in the planning stages of of a HO-scale layout based on the Louisville to St. Louis line. I've tried searching on the web for informating on the line but have had no luck. Primarily

Hoping someone can help me pinpoint the model number of what I believe is a Racor/Ramapo switchstand. It's seen here in this Ron Flanary photo: https://www.railpictures.net/photo/538395/ Thank you, Pa

Contrary to what many people might assume, the Southern did not like how “Jim Crow” laws effected their passenger operations and equipment designs. There are multiple memos and letters in the Southern

Bagged cement: the Canton conductor I rode with during my 1977-81 college years told me he was working in Canton while Fontana Dam was being built (he was also assigned to Camp LeJuene RR for a short

For the first inauguration of FDR in 1933, the Southern moved 7,633 passenger to Washington March 1- 4. More than 3200 were in Pullmans in regular trains, extra sections of regular trains and special

Here is the first of two posts to the Passenger Car List about the air conditioning used on Southern passenger trains…. Ike Begin forwarded message: From: george eichelberger <geichelberger@...> Subje

Fortunately, there are as many answers as questions in the SRHA archives files. Note below… Ike

While looking for the letter from the Southern Railway President to other roads describing the air conditioning systems Southern used in its passenger cars for Ed Mims (not found yet), I came upon thi

From the SRHA archives…..Here is an interesting note from PRR’s AVP Motive Power to SR President EE Norris about steam jet AC. (The “train” is the Southerner.) Ike

When did the size of "The Southern Serves The South" lettering change? Was the larger lettering first or later? Allen Cain

Being relatively new to researching Southern, would anyone happen to have answers for the following questions: Were the 35/40/40-2/45s all equipped with low idle? Did they have dual control stands or

Hello all, I’ve toyed around for a while with the idea of making an O scale version of ET&WNC RS-3 # 209 or 210, which were CoG engines with all the SRR style parts on them with changed road names (un

Here is a cover letter and the first two, of sixteen, pages from the August, 1949 Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry “Package Car Service” Bulletin in the SRHA archives. The term “package ca

I have been scanning documents in the archives on the 1949 order for cars for the Crescent. Here are three examples that tell their own story. Although I do not know how many Budd drawings we have, no

Probably would help it I actually attached the list, D'Oh🤔 Allen Cain