Depot Doings: Athens, TN / Bryson City, NC / Charleston, TN / Danville, KY / Lexington, KY / Niota, TN / Oliver Springs, TN / Sweetwater, TN

Featured Southern Railway depots on the blog this month are those in Kentucky, North Carolina & Tennessee:

Sou Rwy Depot – Athens, TN – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

Sou Rwy Depot – Bryson City, NC – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

Sou Rwy Depot – Charleston, TN – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

Sou Rwy Depot – Danville, KY – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

Sou Rwy Depot – Lexington, KY – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

Sou Rwy Depot – Niota, TN – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

Sou Rwy Depot – Oliver Springs, TN – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

Sou Rwy Depot – Sweetwater, TN – 1981 (Credit: Tom Rock)

All photos courtesy of Tom Rock.

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Depot Doings: Bridgeport, AL / Blue Ridge, GA / Chatsworth, GA / Murphy, NC / Decherd, TN / Tullahoma, TN

Featured L&N Railway depots this month include various locations in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee:

L&N Depot – Bridgeport, AL – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Blue Ridge, GA – 1981 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Chatsworth, GA – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Murphy, NC – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Decherd, TN – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Depot – Tullahoma, TN – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

All photos courtesy of Tom Rock.

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Southern Railway Steam Feature for September 2020

Featured Southern Railway steam subjects for this September post are of PS-4 locomotives at various Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and North Carolina locations. The history of the Southern PS-4 class can be viewed in the enclosed link, courtesy of Wikipedia.

Sou Rwy #6688 – Birmingham, AL – 5/11/40 (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)

Sou Rwy #1369 – Atlanta, GA – 1939 (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)

Sou Rwy #6482 – Lexington, KY (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)

Sou Rwy #6475 – Lexington, KY (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)

Sou Rwy #1405 – Reidsville, NC – 6/50 (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)

Sou Rwy #6690 – Spencer, NC – 4/15/52 (Credit: Tom Daspit Coll.)

All photos courtesy of SOUTHERN Railfan.

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Southern Steam Feature for July 2020

This month’s steam subjects are on the Southern Railway at various locations:

Sou Rwy #1341 – Saluda Grade (Credit: W.H. Thrall – Tom Daspit Collection)

Sou Rwy #1380 – Atlanta, GA (Credit: Tom Daspit Collection)

Sou Rwy #1459 – Saluda Grade – 7/49 (Credit: Ed Bowers Collection)

Sou Rwy #1479 – Location Unknown (Credit: W.H. Thrall – Tom Daspit Collection)

Sou Rwy #4834 – Greenville, SC – 7/53 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Sou Rwy #4885 – Charlotte, NC – 5/6/46 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Sou Rwy #1205 – E. St. Louis, IL – 7/38 (Credit: Dennis Schmidt Collection)

Sou Rwy Steam – Kidsville, NC – En route to Scrapper – 11/3/52 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Photos courtesy of Richard Leonard’s Rail Archive and Fallen Flag Railroad Photos.

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Depot Doings: Oliver Springs, TN / Bryson City, NC / Decherd, TN / Chatsworth, GA

Featured Southern Railway depots this month are Oliver Springs, Tennessee (1980), and Bryson City, North Carolina (1978). The Oliver Springs and Bryson City depots have been restored. The Oliver Springs depot houses the Oliver Springs Historical Society, and the Bryson City depot houses the Great Smoky Mountain Railway excursions.

Featured Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Railway depots are Decherd, Tennessee (1978), and Chatsworth, Georgia (1980). The Decherd depot has been removed from service, and the Chatsworth depot was relocated and restored in 1990. It currently houses a museum of railroad and talc industry memorabilia.

Southern Railway Depot: Oliver Springs, TN – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

Southern Railway Depot: Bryson City, NC – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Railway Depot: Decherd, TN – 1978 (Credit: Tom Rock)

L&N Railway Depot: Chatsworth, GA – 1980 (Credit: Tom Rock)

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