Hey y'all, Just wanted to let the Historical Society members know that the July 2019 Newsletter is at the printer and will be in the mail to you shortly. This latest Newsletter contains info about the

Passing these along from Gil Williams, hope the attachments come with this email. Chris Ford President - ET&WNC Railroad Historical Society www.etwncrrhs.org chris@cfordart.com 901-497-0809 www.cforda

It's not the same wording, but I shot a photo of this one in 2002... http://www.cfordart.com/photoalbum/photopages/fullsizepages/2002junefullsize/44fullsize.html Chris ------------------------ Chris F

I love this stuff! With the speculation on when the movie(s) were shot I thought it deserved some additonal sleuthing. I guess we don't know if these movies were all shot at the same time, but it does

You're right...not enough RR stuff...but is there ever enough? :) Thanks for sharing Rae. Wonder if anyone saw any of their relatives in there? Even the youngest ones at school would probably be in th

Hey y'all, For those of you Historical Society members who get paper copies of the newsletter mailed to you, Patricia Jennings put them in the mail last week and they should be getting out to many of

Going out on the old ET&WNC right-of-way now you'll find almost all mine tailings...mostly black with some very dark gray...about 1.5 inches to 2.5 inches in size. Mine tailings were VERY plentiful...

The latest (January) Historical Society Newsletter has been posted on the Society website for those who do not receive a copy in the mail but still want to keep up with what the Society is doing. Than

Sorry, I'll ask one thing that I should have put in the earlier email below... In the RS3 story from the Stemwinder, number 209 appears in 2 different paint schemes. If the dates on the photos are to

All, Since we seem to have RS3 fever (a good fever to have, mind you) here's links to a couple of Stemwinder stories on the RS3s... http://www.cfordart.com/3-2Stemwinder1990RS3.pdf http://www.cfordart

Got my January Historical Society newsletter today here in Memphis. Big thanks should go out to Curtis Brookshire and all the contributors who help him fill that excellent publication so we can all ke

Hey all, I bought this ET Trucking sign yesterday at an estate sale here in Memphis. Had to "truck" it home. :) What was "East" Tennessee doing in "West" Tennessee? First one of these I've seen outsid

Hey all, Just a heads-up for you members...the January Historical Society newsletter will be going in the mail on Saturday, so look for it sometime next week. I'll post it on our website at a later da

Blackstone made a C-19 2-8-0 in painted/un-lettered with rounded sand domes that runs like a champ. Couple of versions actually. With sound even. Take off the air tank on the tender and it quickly mak

Hi, and a Happy New Year to all y'all ! I want to take just a few minutes of your time to bring some things to your attention.... There is a new research document that has been posted to the Historica

Got mIne here in Collierville yesterday...lots of color! Chris Ford President - ET&WNC Railroad Historical Society www.etwncrrhs.org chris@cfordart.com 901-497-0809 www.cfordart.com

Mine came in late last week, so they're out there. Green number 14 and the sand tunnel....great layout, great cover and great coverage of our favorite little narrow gauge! Merry Christmas and a Happy

Bill and all, The dates for the 2019 Historical Society Convention will be Friday-Sunday, May 31-June 2, 2019, at the Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City. It'll be held in conjunction once again with the C

Hey y'all, Just an update for you that there's a new research article posted on the Historical Society website...in the Histories section. This new 214 page article by William Schneck, Jr. (who also b

Sorry Nathan, I don't know of a transfer trestle in Elizabethton. But if you're referring to the trestle in the Johnson City yard there are many photos in various publications where the trestle is in