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The Southern Railway Historical Association archive houses tens of thousands of negatives, slides and photo prints from numerous large photography collections, as well as having numerous photographers amongst our membership. Please enjoy a sample of ours and our members' collections in our photo gallery.

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  • Martin K O'Toole (52)
  • Ron Flanary (43)
  • Ben Roberts (33)
  • George W. Hamlin (14)
  • Warren Calloway (14)
  • Ellis Simon (8)
  • Jim King (4)
  • Oscar Kimsey (4)
  • R. D. Sharpless (4)
  • Dick Fisher (3)

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  • Stations (4)
  • Excursion (2)
  • Passenger Car (1)
  • Radio Car (1)

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Photographers

Photographers
  • Martin K O'Toole (52)
  • Ron Flanary (43)
  • Ben Roberts (33)
  • George W. Hamlin (14)
  • Warren Calloway (14)
  • Ellis Simon (8)
  • Jim King (4)
  • Oscar Kimsey (4)
  • R. D. Sharpless (4)
  • Dick Fisher (3)

Photo Categories

Photo Categories
  • Stations (4)
  • Excursion (2)
  • Passenger Car (1)
  • Radio Car (1)
Yuma Turn
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Yuma Turn

Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia, 24216, United States

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Dec 20, 1964

Yuma Turn

Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia, 24216, United States
Yuma Turn
A Yuma Turn, train 88, prepares to double out of the old Appalachia (Va.) yard of Southern Railway. The yard was closed in September the following year, and became the site of coal transloader, which itself closed in 1995.

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Dec 20, 1964

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Westbound Yuma Turn
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Westbound Yuma Turn

Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, United States

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: May 25, 1965

Westbound Yuma Turn

Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, United States
Westbound Yuma Turn
Westbound Yuma Turn at Big Stone Gap, VA

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: May 25, 1965

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Radio Control Train’s First Run Thru the Loops 2
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Radio Control Train’s First Run Thru the Loops 2

Graphite, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States

Photographer: Dick Fisher

Photo date: Aug 01, 1963

Radio Control Train’s First Run Thru the Loops 2

Graphite, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States
Radio Control Train’s First Run Thru the Loops 2
This photo was taken from mid-train on "the loops" in August, 1963. It was the first radio train down Blue Ridge. This was probably the last run with the Union Switch & Signal equipment.

Photographer: Dick Fisher

Photo date: Aug 01, 1963

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Radio Control Train’s First Run Thru the Loops 1
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Radio Control Train’s First Run Thru the Loops 1

Graphite, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States

Photographer: Dick Fisher

Photo date: Aug 01, 1963

Radio Control Train’s First Run Thru the Loops 1

Graphite, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States
Radio Control Train’s First Run Thru the Loops 1
This photo was taken from mid-train on "the loops" in August, 1963. It was the first radio train down Blue Ridge. This was probably the last run with the Union Switch & Signal equipment.

Photographer: Dick Fisher

Photo date: Aug 01, 1963

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Night shot of a Southern F7 at Andover
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Night shot of a Southern F7 at Andover

Andover, Wise County, Virginia, 24215, United States

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Sep 01, 1969

Night shot of a Southern F7 at Andover

Andover, Wise County, Virginia, 24215, United States
Night shot of a Southern F7 at Andover

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Sep 01, 1969

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Fourth Mine Run at Appalachia
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Fourth Mine Run at Appalachia

Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia, 24216, United States

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: May 21, 1967

Fourth Mine Run at Appalachia

Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia, 24216, United States
Fourth Mine Run at Appalachia
A GP9 and F7A handle Interstate Railroad's Fourth Mine Run at Appalachia, Virginia

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: May 21, 1967

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A, GP9

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A, GP9

F7 at the Appalachia Yard on a Snowy Day
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F7 at the Appalachia Yard on a Snowy Day

Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia, 24216, United States

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Jan 01, 1962

F7 at the Appalachia Yard on a Snowy Day

Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia, 24216, United States
F7 at the Appalachia Yard on a Snowy Day

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Jan 01, 1962

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

F7 at Farmington, GA
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F7 at Farmington, GA

Farmington, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 31582, United States

Photographer: Martin K O'Toole

Photo date: Nov 01, 1969

F7 at Farmington, GA

Farmington, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 31582, United States
F7 at Farmington, GA
F7 #4240 passes the depot at Farmington, GA.

Photographer: Martin K O'Toole

Photo date: Nov 01, 1969

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

F7 at East Campus Road
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F7 at East Campus Road

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, United States

Photographer: Martin K O'Toole

Photo date: Nov 01, 1968

F7 at East Campus Road

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, United States
F7 at East Campus Road
East Campus Road, in front of Tucker Hall.

Photographer: Martin K O'Toole

Photo date: Nov 01, 1968

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

F7 #6114 at Middlesboro Yard
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F7 #6114 at Middlesboro Yard

Middlesborough, Bell County, Kentucky, United States

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Jun 12, 1966

F7 #6114 at Middlesboro Yard

Middlesborough, Bell County, Kentucky, United States
F7 #6114 at Middlesboro Yard
A Southern F-unit lays over in the yard at Middlesboro, KY. Note the NYC box car, and the dark red caboose (a color then in vogue on the SR).

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Jun 12, 1966

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

F7 #4215 pokes its nose out of the shop at Andover
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F7 #4215 pokes its nose out of the shop at Andover

Andover, Wise County, Virginia, 24215, United States

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Jun 22, 1968

F7 #4215 pokes its nose out of the shop at Andover

Andover, Wise County, Virginia, 24215, United States
F7 #4215 pokes its nose out of the shop at Andover
F7 #4215 pokes its nose out of the shop at Andover, VA in June, 22 1968.

Photographer: Ron Flanary

Photo date: Jun 22, 1968

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

F7 #4210 at Asheville, NC
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F7 #4210 at Asheville, NC

Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States

Photographer: Jim Wade

Photo date: May 07, 1972

F7 #4210 at Asheville, NC

Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
F7 #4210 at Asheville, NC
Sample image from the Southern Railway Photo CD Volume 5 from Warren Callaway

Photographer: Jim Wade

Photo date: May 07, 1972

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

Categories: Diesel Locomotives, EMD, F7A

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