I'm attending the narrow gauge convention this year as it's pretty close to me. My own On30 ET&WNC Stoney Creek branch layout will be open for public tours, but I've been asked to make it available th

I changed the topic title as Convention Photos no longer applies. So why Memorial Weekend? Several reasons for this year: - Dr. Fred Alsop and the Carter Museum folks asked us to hold the convention o

Hi, How was the convention? I hope the weather cooperated. I am especially curious of photos taken at Doe River Gorge? Sincerely, Andy

Progress continues in West Cranberry on the ET&WNC Vida Division Railroad. I'm including a photo entering Cranberry and a couple of close-up shots. Thanks for looking. Dean

Hello Larry. No I did not "friend you on Facebook." This is the second acquaintance of mine who reports this activity. We may have been hacked and I will check into this. Sorry for any confusion this

The Historical Society BOD met yesterday to lay out the final plans for this month's (already!) convention. Among the features this year are: - timetable operating sessions on the Carter Museum ET lay

Some of you might recall I model a single company of a Railway Operating Battalion on my layout. I had created the insignia some time ago and people asked for reasons I did what I did. Here's the comp

Here is a letter I recently found online written by former President Andrew Johnson who became President after Lincoln was killed. He was writing to my great great grandfather JC Hardin who had been t

This link says that DRG is getting a lot of equipment including at least one more steam locomotive! -- Lee Bishop Stoney Creek branch of the ET&WNC in On30

I have been asked to help with reviewing the manuscript from an author working on a book about the Cherokee National Forest. One section will be about the ET&WNC and she wants to highlight the potenti

I know that the Cranberry Iron & Coal Co. sold iron to the Tredegar iron company. However, I don’t know, but do assume that they named several of their products after cranberry because of the quality

Ever seen one of these before? Just won it off eBay for next to nothing. -- Lee Bishop Stoney Creek branch of the ET&WNC in On30

Does anyone know exactly where this is? I've seen several photos taken here but I just can't picture where this is... -- Lee Bishop Stoney Creek branch of the ET&WNC in On30

Mike the miner has his cup of coffee and is ready to go to work at the Cranberry N.C. Iron Ore Mine on the ET&WNC rail road. Thanks for looking. Doc Tom

Mike the miner has his cup of coffee and is ready to go to work at the Cranberry N.C. Iron Ore Mine on the ET&WNC rail road. Thanks for looking. Doc Tom

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3964em.g3964em_g083081924/?st=gallery There are sets for some earlier years as well. https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/ Well worth some t

The latest issue of our newsletter, containing info about the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend Convention, is now posted on our website under the "Publications" tab at... http://www.etwncrrhs.org/ The on

Hi all! Just letting you know that the April 2022 ET&WNC RR Historical Society newsletter is in the mail. Thanks go to our treasurer Patricia! And thanks also go to Curtis Brookshire our newsletter ed

Ran across these. The dark Orange mentioning Sept 1st thru 4th was among an accumulation of railroad related booklets in my possession. The tan one mentioning Sundays was on a web site: https://thetun

Although not directly ET&WNC HS related, but shared because the relationship of ET&WNC and NCTM. Sorry if duplicated if you are already aware. Sheldon From the NC Transportation Museum The North Carol