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

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

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

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.

Southern Railway 3930 U23B Built 5-74 Foley Florida April 18 1976 Gerhard Anderson Photo.

I'm curious which coal mining area provided coal for the Buck Steam Plant? I understand this Duke Power plant was near Asheville and would have been served by the Southern. However,was the coal provid

After seeing emails about drawings etc. it has rekindled my desire to model the Southern RR station in Tuscaloosa Alabama. I used to go back to work with my dad after his supper break at the drug stor

This PDF (455 page!) version of the SRHA digital files “By Location” index is somewhat out of date but it provides an idea of the photos, documents and drawings we have scanned in the SRHA archives. A

Mike: Good questions! (Would you send me your direct email address?) Unfortunately, due to the condition of the microfilm, I only managed to scan two of the nine drawings. I need to check but I recall

All: Cincinnati and Ludlow, KY have not had enough written about them over the years. Today, NS posted information about leasing one of the Ludlow Shop buildings to the Ludlow Museum. https://www.prog

I just got back from the Cocoa Beach RPM. (Two rather different routes, going from Atlanta via I-75 and the Fla. turnpike to Orlando then the toll road to CCB along the route Bright Line is building t

Hello all, looking to have HO scale decals made for the early DS paint scheme. To my knowledge these are not available commercialy. So I have a few assumptions and a few questions for the group to hel

I would like to create a model of a 1975 vintage Greenville Steel Car Gondola. Number series 66090-66699, AAR Type E534. Some are still in use for MW service and have been seen around my home area. Wh

Although I have no idea what some of the items Ford wanted installed in the 800 86' auto parts cars shown on the attached are, taken together the three pages give an idea of how closely the railroads

From the SRHA Archives: Both Alcoa and Reynolds Aluminum maintained lists of commodities that could be carried in freight cars made with their aluminum without voiding the warranties. Here (attached)

Does anyone know of a list of all heavyweight Pullman sleepers acquired by the Southern in 1948 as part of the Pullman antitrust case settlement — and which sleepers were assigned to which subsidiary?

From the SRHA archives….. Here is a posting to the Modern Freight Car List… Ike Begin forwarded message: From: GEORGE EICHELBERGER <geichelberger@...> Subject: Re: Speaking a different language? Date: