While many of us are bewildered and apprehensive about Covid-19 these days, you might like to see how Southern Railway responded to the yellow fever epidemic of 1905, which originated in New Orleans t

Hello all, My name is Michael Shirey and I am new to this group. I am part of the few Southern RR groups floating around Facebook. So thanks for the add to this one. I am a member of the PCRRHS and lo

Hello everyone, I'm looking for information regarding Southern's switch in the late 70's from using Metallic to Delux Gold on locomotives. Was there an exact date for the switch? I've noticed some new

We are cancelling the SRHA Archives Work Session scheduled for 17-18 April due to the continuing Covid-19 crisis Next session is scheduled for 15-16 May, which is also questionable We'll keep you post

First, let me say this request is from me personally. I am not an officer of TVRM and the request is not from SRHA. For an obvious reason TVRM is shut down so there are no visitors, or income at the m

For those SRHA members on the list here's the latest on our convention plans. CEA

We have been scanning and organizing all of the various passenger train related memos, orders and correspondence in the SRHA archives. (New files were created during different SR Presidents’ and file

A follow up to earlier posts on this. Please refer to info below re above club and where info might be available. As refers to Southern Railway and also other railroads. I am looking for archives of t

Recent discussions with Jerry Ledford, Bill Schafer and Frank Scheer (USPS expert) regarding last run of trains 17 and 18 on the Murphy culminated in what I found yesterday while digging thru online n

All: One of the benefits of membership to the Southern Railway Historical Association is "Among Ourselves" which comes in each issue of TIES. I'm attaching the current issue of AO so you can all see w

Back in the mid-60s Southern routinely handled several tank cars of Vertagreen liquid fertilizer on the rear of Nos 7 & 8, the KC-Florida Special, between Brunswick GA and Birmingham AL. Does anyone k

There have been multiple conversations on the SouthernRailway.io group that describe the extent of the material in the SRHA archives. Although it will never be possible to make even a small portion of

Hello all. When did Southern begin to use this simplified lettering on passenger cars? http://southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/passenger/575.jpg

After discussions we have decided to cancel the Archives Work Session scheduled for next week (20-21 March). This is in an "abundance of caution" regarding COVID-19. Although we're not a large group,

Just a little reminder of the annual Harrisburg, Penna train show this Saturday, March 14, 2020. It will be held from 9 am to 3 pm at the I.W. Abel Union Hall of the Steelworkers Union at 200 Gibson S

I'm looking for a photo of a Southern derail or "D" sign/target. Thank you. -- Paul Schmidt Sequim WA

Just a little reminder of the annual Harrisburg, Penna train show on Saturday, March 14, 2020. It will be held from 9 am to 3 pm at the I.W. Abel Union Hall of the Steelworkers Union at 200 Gibson Str

Attached is first telegraphic report of derailment of No 38, Springfield, VA, 1905, from SRHA archives.

Ken Miller answered my question a few days ago re: O H (Harry) Borsum but didn’t know what happened to his slide collection. Ken’s research indicates that Harry died in 1996 at the age of 75. I have s

What is the number series for SOU GS50 wood chip hoppers built 9 and 10-85? I have “bookend” pix of 139559 and 139704 but don’t know the beginning and ending numbers. Attached is a shot of a car in th