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

Southern Call Office Sheet, 1981. Have you ever seen a Southern RR Call Office sheet? I never had except when I was a kid and went with my dad to the call office on a weekend and saw it on the agents

Here are 2 grainy shots from the late Howard Ameling’s collection showing 3659 in a freight consist in 1973. Maybe it was being forwarded to a new assignment or was being returned “somewhere” after sh

Hello all, In Southern Ry. practice, would a train register book have been needed or required at a junction if movement on the track the train was entering was governed by Yard Limit rules? Thank you

Hi everyone- In addition to the 50ft boxcar that Jim King is assisting the Craggy Mountain Line in restoring, the SE Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum needs help with a 40 ft SR boxcar. Our car will fir

Here is a smaller, cleaner version of the Sou 42000-42099 50’ box car assignment list. As part of a very large draft, it has duplicates and errors to be corrected. (Some “errors” are directly from the

Many SOU boxcar pix on Fallen Flags have C G Heflin credit. I don’t know the man so am wondering if anyone does? I think he is/was located in northern Virginia. If possible, it would be great to have

We’re restoring 584907 at the Craggy Mountain Line back to 12-79 delivery scheme and need help with stenciling. Below is a Fallen Flags image from a car in that series. If SRHA or individual has pix o

Hello, I'm new to the group and interested to learn more about Southern Railway. I have a couple questions (this in regards to a few model train cars I just purchased): Southern Railway Diner Car 3168

I know I have seen lists of destinations for kaolin clay that were routed via the Southern (they virtually all originated on the Central of Georgia) but, of course, I cannot find them off hand. Here i

From the Southern Railway Historical Association Archives, Box 334A: Although unremarked, and for a much shorter period than WWII, railroad troop movements for WWI were still significant. Here is page

The SRHA archives include many files on the shortage/purchase/rebuilding of 40’ box cars 1963-65. Many were needed as the Southern’s contribution to various on-line and off-line car pools and for Kaol

Hi all, I've had a model of a 42' Gondola made by PSC for quite some time. I'm trying to understand what I actually have. There is no documentation in the box and nothing really at all about this mode

The “story” of the decline in passenger trains and development of railroad intermodal services (at least on the Southern Railway) is much more intertwined than I believe is typically understood. There

All, SRHA recently partnered with Squadlocker to provide wearable items for its members. We currently offer hats, ladies and men’s polo shirts, and lightweight jackets. All are embroidered with the SR

Hi all, I'm trying to work through a queue of projects and one is finishing up an article for a 44T water cooler stand I created. Nothing crazy, and it was based off this photo: http://southern.railfa