Many of us may be aware of the L&NHS move to the SRHA/TVRM archive at TVRM but here is Kevin Keefe’s take on it from Classic Trains Magazine. Ike http://cs.trains.com/ctr/b/mileposts/archive/2021/04/0

The demise of passenger trains in the 1960s is well known. The Southern Railway Presidents’ files in the SRHA archives contain many letters and memos on the subject. The attached is a letter from the

It’s important to understand there are multiple ICC reports than can provide quite detailed history on a railroad’s rolling stock and fixed plant. I’ve uploaded four examples* to Google Drive (the upl

What make and model of trucks were used on Southern Streamline passenger cars in the 50s? Thanks Allen Cain -- Allen Cain Modeling the Southern in 1955 in HO Scale

Question: When a section of railroad is either unused or out of service (i.e. - Railbanked), are the taxes on the property of the railroad the same as when it is in service and deriving income and spe

The SRHA Archives contain many items that discuss changes in passenger train schedules, stops and consists. There is a great amount of information available but researching and organizing it is a majo

JC if you are on this list could you email me at <srrfan1401@...> thanks Fenton

This is in reply to Steve Ellis's follow-up question about dining car crew bases other than Atlanta. I'm starting a new thread. The November 20, 1970 timetable is the first that shows the Southern Cre

A decade older, but here is a map I drew based upon a 1943 map. Dave Sent from Dave Bott' iPhone On Mar 7, 2021, at 7:30 PM, Rodney Shu <rodshu@...> wrote:  I always enjoy the communication on "South

At the beginning of WWII, the Office of Defense Transportation ordered the discontinuation of many passenger trains where patronage did not justify the equipment or manpower needed to operate them. In

I was lucky enough to buy a Southern Lantern which appears to have never been used (maybe it is a reproduction?) and would like to light it. It is stamped with "Use Only Long Lasting Oil". What is the

Anyone, Is the heater car HC-50 or a mid-train radio car or a transfer caboose preserved at TVRM? I am interested in modeling them. Thanks, Rob

I believe the clearance issue came not from the tunnel per se, but the overhead cantenary in the terminal. The 11,000 volt AC overhead extends a short distance into the tunnels to allow electric units

What’s old is new again…Atlanta newspaper clipping from 3-6-1928 in the SRHA archives. (Box 420 File 9682 Washington DC Office Bldgs - 1927) Ike

The SRHA Archives contain many files on agreements, correspondence and contracts with other railroads (beginning about 1894). The Southern Railway’s work with the Washington Southern predates the RF&P

Scanning some Washington Division files and came across a file on Sands and Co. Evidently, early on they had some competition and the Southern Railway split the territory.

Can anyone provide details of the sleeping arrangements made when dining car crews slept overnight on their diners? For example, were boards placed on or between the tables? Were the stewards accommod

The passage of the law limiting train crews to 16 hour days plus increasing traffic on the Southern led the Washington office to ask for train counts on routes that might be candidates for double trac

The passenger station in Greensboro, NC, (opened in 1926) had platform tracks numbered 1,2,3,4,5,and 6. There was a through track between tracks 2 and 3. Does anyone know the name or number of this th

From the SRHA Archives: AAR letters for the years during and after WWII are “rich” in freight car information. The Southern typically had many cars off line by design. Per Diem revenues were an import