When cars, of any type, either assigned to a particular shipper or service (or were released from that assignment), an “ACA” was prepared and distributed. The SRHA archives have a large number of ACAs

Last weekend was another productive SRHA archives work session. The attached four pages are for a topic that comes up often. The next work session will be March 18 and 19. These four scans are less th

Hello, list. I am looking for a late 1960s through mid 1970s Coastal Division track profile. I have one from 1982, but need an earlier one with the G&F, S&A, and Georgia Northern trackage. Regards, To

We just finished a productive week-end work session at the SRHA/L&NHS/TVRM archives building at TVRM. It has been possible for us to scan “D” size drawings for several years but the new scanner improv

Hi all, Looks like 3rd Rail is finalizing orders for their O-Scale SD40-2, which the tooling allows them to accurately do Southern's initial batch of SD40-2, units 3201-3208. I'm teetering between get

While looking thru photos after David's question,I ran across this photo of 3239: http://southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/sd40-2/3239.jpg The truck under the cab does not look like the sta

And …. getting to more prototypical draft gear on models is a great concept! (Is a 2-56 screw really needed for HO couplers?) Going back to the photo of Southern 115757. That group of Southern cars ha

Rick Bell did some serious scanning (300 drawings!) at the archives this week. Many of the drawings were from the height of the Brosnan era when freight cars were being modified or built new to attrac

What divisions did Southern Railway operate up until 1982? I had a list of Divisions here somewhere and I can't find them. I need someone to remind me of what there was before NS. Thanks...

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There are some large files on Southern’s livestock business in the SRHA files. Until large scale refrigeration came available, animals were shipped live to various processing plants to reduce the time

Curt: The New Car Program (NCP) file for these cars is probably in the archives. If someone will remember, we can look to find delivery dates, etc. at next week’s archives work session. Here is a redu

Still searching... Hi all, When Southern repainted their E-8's for "Southern Crescent" service in the early 1970's does anyone know if that color was the same as the Green they were delivered in? I ha

Although very little coal has been mined along the CNO&TP and H&NE for years, the early 1900s Southern Railway Presidents’ file include multiple files on new discoveries, possible new rail lines, SR o

Here, from 1954, is a list of some of the biggest shippers on the Southern, what box cars they prefer to load and how many loads per week. This is the kind of material "From the Archives" we can inclu

Did Southern have a standard brick size or sizes? -- Mike Turner MP-Z35

Dumb question night. When Southern trains passed on double tracks, which side of the engine was to the inside of the double tracks adjacent to the train it was passing? -- Allen Cain Modeling the Sout

All: This copied from the MFCL list. As I have said many times, the SRHA archives are full of this kind of (detailed) material. We need help scanning and organizing everything! Ike 2a. Southern Automo

McDonough Wood Yard. McDonough Georgia October 1997 Gerhard Anderson Photo

Southern 318202 1775 cuft. Gondola Seaboard System Moncrief Yard. Jacksonville Florida November 1985 Gerhard Anderson Photo.