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

My first post after reading a lot of the messages. I'm looking to model the New Albany Indiana area where the B&O, Monon, PRR, and of course the Southern had operations or track rights. I'd like to lo

When the FDR funeral train came through the different towns and cities does anyone have or know where to find a video (If there are any) of the find a video of the train going by? All the footage I ca

I realize it’s 1950s (pre MFCL), and a “truck” not under a freight car but here’s the rig Southern made when they laid track at Inman. Rebuilding the yard was a large effort that required flattening a

I’m Sandy Smart, SRHA member living in Oban, Scotland, UK. A long way from NC! I’m hoping to model Murphy in the mid 1970s, both Southern and L&N tracks, and I’m looking for some help in collecting re

I have mentioned the extent of the Southern Railway Presidents’ files in the SRHA/L&NHS/TVRM archives (to become the “Center for Southeastern Railroad Research) multiple times. (Do similar files exist

There are so many potential “stories” among the Southern Railway Presidents’ files in the SRHA archives, there is simply no way many of them can ever be written about. I’ve attached an example of a su

Yes to “1965”. The “problem” with these cars is they were not a single design, blt. date or carbuilder. (Someone had plans to produce an HO model. SRHA provided the drawings, then pffft, nada. It make

Check out this website that makes highly customizable dates stamps that can also be used as ticket daters: https://www.stamp-connection.com/ btw they also make custom corporate seals, so if we know wh

With apologies to everyone that sent an email to “archives@...” over the past year, most were not being forwarded. I will attempt (very) belated responses to as many as possible but please re-ask ques

Work on Southern OC-21 (It has been “hiding” as NS-8) at TVRM is progressing nicely. Adding HEP piping over the “new” swing hanger trucks took a while to get right but the work has progressed to getti

The Southern, and I expect other roads, did not change the road numbers when “revenue” freight cars were permanently assigned to non-revenue services until around 1955. (Many kept their original numbe

I’m trying to find detail parts for a Southern RS-3, as I’ll need the marker lights they all had, as well as the bell. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3348295 Does anyone have a l

In addition to the many (!) Southern Railway System ICC files and ledgers at the SRHA archives, there is a considerable amount of material on the Central of Georgia's fixed plant and rolling stock. I’

Just a little reminder that the annual Harrisburg Chapter, NRHS train show will be held this Saturday, March 11th, at the Scottish Rite in Harrisburg, Pa, from 9 to 3. The address is 2701 North 3rd St

An article on Southern’s transfer cabs is almost finished. In addition to cab re-numberings, built dates. shop dates, drawings and assignments, several photos show the cabs’ appearance over time. The