Southern Railway (U.S.) ... The Southern Railway (also known as Southern Railway Company; reporting mark SOU) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, at …

The Southern Railway (SOU) was created by combining well over 100 railroads across the southern United States. Its rails spanned over 8,000 miles and 13 states, existing between 1894 and 1982.

Feb 22, 2025 · The modern Southern Railway began with the Richmond & Danville Railroad chartered on March 9, 1847 to connect its namesake cities in Virginia. The South at this time was developing …

The Southern Railway (reporting mark SOU) (also known as Southern Railway Company) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, when it merged with the …

Jul 1, 2024 · The Southern Railway Historical Association is a nonprofit organization for the preservation and dissemination of information related to the Southern Railway.

The Southern Railway was one of the giants of 20th century railroading. The Southern formally became a railroad in 1894, and over the next 90 years would blanket the southeast through nearly 150 …

Organized on June 18, 1894, after VA legislature approved an Act on February 20, 1894. The early history of Southern Railway is traced essentially to the fortunes of the Richmond & Danville Railroad …

Oct 13, 2024 · Southern Railway came into existence in 1894 through the combination of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, the Richmond & Danville system, and the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia …

The Southern Railway emerged in 1894 as a consolidation of some thirty Southern railroads, large and small, which had been financially weakened by the Panic of 1893. Its earliest predecessors were …

Dec 5, 2025 · The company’s earliest antecedent, the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, was chartered in 1827 and operated the country’s first regularly scheduled passenger train, on …