Southern Railway Diesels Audio CD; 60 Minutes of nonstop Southern audio action!

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SOUTHERN RAILWAY DIESELS 1970’s
CD PR-205
A 60 minute CD of sound taken in real time during the 1970’s prior to the merger with the N&W.  This rare sound was captured using portable GE stereo recording equipment, often utilizing separated wind microphones on tripods, etc. The sequences (tracks) on this CD were taken from a collection of over 600 hours of preserved, and cataloged audio from this era. Look for more audio subjects from this collection. This particular CD  SOUTHERN RAILWAY DIESELS 1970s   is the 47th in our series of audio CDs featuring a specific railroad, and the first devoted exclusively to the Southern Railway System and its diesels. The locations represented on  this CD are locations such as  Monroe and Lynchburg in Virginia, Spartanburg, SC and the mainlines in between.
Track 1: starts out in the Spartanburg, SC SRR passenger station where we first hear the arrival and departure of the SB Southern Piedmont, train #5 complete with the announcement of its arrival, this is followed by the announcement arrival and departure of the NB Southern Crescent train #2.
Track 2: is another day at Spartanburg where we record the arrival and departure of the NB Southern Piedmont, followed by the announcement, arrival and departure of the NB Southern Crescent.
Track 3: We are now in Monroe, VA, I believe a Division Point at that time where we record a lot of great action. First we have the arrival of a NB freight powered by 3 SD45s. The train rolls to a stop and there is a crew change. Almost immediately the train roars out of town with the SD45s in run 8. Very dramatic. This train is followed almost immediately by another NB powered by 2 SD45s and an SD40.. This train rolls by and accelerates out of town. As this train disappears in the distance, a waiting SB powered by another mix of SD45s/SD40s starts south and accelerates by our microphones. We are surprised when a pair of U30Cs roar by as midtrain power complete with the control car. As this last train fades in the distance we hear as a powerset of SD45/SD40 move about the yard.
Track 4: This is the recorded sounds of a SRR fantrip that is powered by 3 pristine Green and Cream FP-7s. There are three runbys represented here. First we hear distant horns, then a dramatic runby with horns blaring. This is followed by a 2nd runby at another grade crossing up the line. This second runby is equally dramatic and the horn work is priceless. The third runby is more of the same. This track contains some of the best air horn work in our collection.
Track 5:  This is a short track of the runby of a regular freight at a rural grade crossing, powered by 3 SD40s.
Track 6: We are at the Lynchburg, VA SRR passenger station and we hear the announcement, arrival and departure of the SB Southern Crescent. This track is complete with the sounds of passengers talking, conductor giving the “‘Board” call, traps dropping , doors slamming and the train departing with a roar. A very eventful track.
Track 7:  Still in Lynchburg, we move out to where the Southern mainline crosses the high bridge over the James River. Since there is a grade crossing at one end of the bridge we were able to get a lot of different horn sound. We stayed there for 8 different trains. Starting with the Southern Crescent, followed by a freight with SDs, a freight with F units, two more freights with mixed power, a local with a GP9, another mixed power freight and finally a freight with big U boats.
Track 8:  This last track is a short clip of a passenger train arriving and quickly departing Lynchburg station. There is no announcement so although we seem to remember that it was the Southern Crescent, we can’t be sure.
If you are a fan of the Southern Railway as yet unadulterated by the merger with the N&W, this rare sound is a must for your collection.
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