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

In addition to the Southern Rwy Presidents’ files, before Hayne Shop closed, with permission, we retrieved nearly 8,000 lbs. of drawings and documents. All are still in the SRHA archives and we are wo

Hi Ike On this group on 09/26/18 and the following day there were 3 messages regarding info on the Ingalls 4-S. Your message suggested you may have something. Just a gentle reminder and no hurry, did

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

Although very little coal has been mined along the CNO&TP and H&NE for years, the early 1900s Southern Railway Presidents’ file include multiple files on new discoveries, possible new rail lines, SR o

One of the large, continuing projects underway for the SRHA archives includes scanning and organizing the more than 17,000 Southern Railway Presidents’ files in the collection. To speed the scanning,

Okay, here's your reminder: The Great Scale Model Train show at the Timonium, Maryland Fairgrounds will be held at the Cow Palace on February 5-6 and NO Super Bowl will be interfering with show events

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

“CPs” and “SCP” were programs to modify or repair Southern rolling stock. They are in addition to "New Car Programs” (NCPs), “New Equipment Programs” (NEPs) (usually new intermodal or auto rack equipm

Did Southern have a standard brick size or sizes? -- Mike Turner MP-Z35

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

Although the information is very much in “raw” form and not well organized, the SRHA archives have many Mechanical Dept. and Hayne Shop files on car rebuild programs (Special Car Programs - SCPs), new

All: This copied from the MFCL list. As I have said many times, the SRHA archives are full of this kind of (detailed) material. We need help scanning and organizing everything! Ike 2a. Southern Automo

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.

With so much uncatalogued material in the SRHA archives, in many cases, it is difficult to research a particular question. One question I have had is when did the Southern change the wooden “boxes” on

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

I've never been a real railroader, so I was hoping some of you with more up-close experience with the Southern could help me understand a few operational details about train orders and timetable movem

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