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New Southern Railway 130th Anniversary gear that you won’t want to miss!

New to the GRAB Store, for a limited time only (until the end of 2024), is our new Southern Railway 130th Anniversary gear. Celebrating 130 years since the inception of Southern Railway in 1894, this gear will be available throughout 2024. Each piece features our Southern Railway 130 Milepost logo, representing this “Milepost” in Southern […]

Author: Kyle Shannon | Date Posted: Jul 01, 2024 | Categories: Products, News

SRHA 2024 Convention – Lexington/Georgetown Event Recap

We wanted to share a short video recap of our wonderful convention in Georgetown, Ky. Many thanks to our sponsors, event organizer, presenters, and all who attended to make this such a wonderful time! We also cannot forget Norfolk Southern, who graciously allowed our bus tour of Delaplain Yard. Sponsors: Scale Trains https://www.scaletrains.com and the […]

Author: Kyle Shannon | Date Posted: Jun 26, 2024 | Categories: Conventions, Updates

2024 SRHA Convention – Lexington, KY

The SRHA Convention returns for 2024! The Southern Railway Historical Association is proud to announce the 2024 SRHA convention to be located in Lexington, KY on June 21-23, 2024. This event is sponsored by the Georgetown / Scott County Tourism Commission and Scale Trains. This will be an SRHA convention like no other! Food and […]

Author: Kyle Shannon | Date Posted: Jan 08, 2024 | Categories: Conventions, News, Updates

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Cover of Q3 2024 Ties magazine with steam locomotive 842 on cover

Ties Magazine, Third Quarter 2024, Volume 38, No. 3

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GRAB Store Featured Items

Cover of 2025 calendar featuring Southern SD40-2 3277 rounding a curve near Asheville, NC.

SRHA 2025 Calendar

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Southern Railway 130 Tour t-shirt

$25.00 – $37.50

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Southern Railway 130 Trucker Cap

$28.00

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Ties Magazine Back Issues

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SR 4-8-2 #1480 Ts-1 at Salisbury, NC

Sample image from the Steam Locomotive Photo CD - Volume 16 from the Ben Roberts collection, digitized and arranged by Rick Bell.
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

SR 4-8-2 #1480 Ts-1 at Salisbury, NC

Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
SR 4-8-2 #1480 Ts-1 at Salisbury, NC
Sample image from the Steam Locomotive Photo CD - Volume 16 from the Ben Roberts collection, digitized and arranged by Rick Bell.

Categories: 4-8-2, Steam Locomotives

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