Good afternoon, I have already posted about this in February but I never saw the responses for some reason. I have a Lionel TMCC Southern Ts-1 that I would like to make a little more unique. I’m not l

Is the number of the engine known for the Ps-4 whistle that is on 4501 right now or is it unknown?

Today is the actual 150th anniversary of the Met being officially completed and opened end to end, all 42 miles or so of it. Late the previous summer, each end -- Point of Rocks to Gaithersburg and Wa

Hey all, does anyone know what kinds of freight traffic could be seen on the Alabama Great Southern (in particular Birmingham - Meridian) in the 1940s and 50s? I'm especially in the Southern's fast fr

In addition to shipping livestock, other live animals were moved by rail at various times. My question relates to the poultry industry which shipped these fowls in multi-level livestock cars. I have s

It's up and running and tickets ARE available for this special train on Monday, Memorial Day, May 29. Two hours down to wander around Brunswick before returning back home after a leisurely train ride

Not Front Royal but this ICC Valuation photo, circa 1917, of the Section Foreman’s house in Orange, VA may be the same design (the ICC records may tell us). There were also buildings for section labor

There is no way of knowing how many Southern depots, section houses, etc. exist today but the number is probably more than we realize. The SRHA archives have several examples of buildings being sold.

Although the railroads "out west" are better known for moving livestock, it was an important business for the Southern before, during and after WWI. The SRHA SR Presidents' Files archives include vari

So far, only a small percentage of the (17,000+) Southern Railway Presidents' files in the SRHA archives have been scanned. They have not been scanned in sequence so items useful for SRHA publications

Driving up from Tampa in August 1975, I was looking forward to getting some "action" photos along the Southern main line. It was blisteringly hot at Tye River, VA when we pulled off the highway to wai

If someone has a scan of a 1916 SOU Asheville Division (may also be called Murphy Div) or earlier, please contact me off-list. Any year before 1916 is fine. Jim King P: (828) 777-5619 E: jimking3@...

What kind of fast freights or perishable traffic did the Southern have operating out of Birmingham in the 1940s and 50s?

All: In the summer of 1973, Southern 4501 made a special trek to Chicago, Milwaukee, and farther north, pulling various excursions as she went, including the Schlitz circus train from Baraboo to Milwa

Hello Group: Attached is a list of HO Southern streamlined car kits using NKP brass car sides and Eastern Car Works Budd or PS cores along with one BCW heavyweight baggage car kit. There are also a fe

I would like help decoding the meaning of some railroad shorthand about train delays in the 1920s and 1930s (see page 2 of attached example). I've been working through the documents of Southern Railwa

Did the x-Railbox boxcars in the 14000 to 15000 series ever get Southern paint and lettering or were they retired in Rbox paint? Where they ever renumbered? I can not find any photos of a repaint and

First off - next weekend - April 29-30 both Saturday and Sunday, the Great Scale Model Train show at the Timonium, Maryland Fairgrounds, Cow Palace. This is the 2nd of this show's events for the calen

Hello, list. Sometime in the early 1970s the Southern renumbered locomotives into a consistent series. CG GP7s 107 and 120-132 to the 8200s, GP9s from the 160s to the 6200s, and SW9s from the 300s to

I hope it is ok to post this here. During November 1987 we are standing alone the banks of Suwannee River near Fargo Georgia watching the Fall Foliage Passenger Special from Jacksonville Florida to Fa