Mid-South Flyer

As the official newsletter of the Mid-South Chapter, The Mid-South Flyer was first published in March, 2009 as the Mid-South News Bulletin as a bi-monthly publication. The newsletter reports current chapter activities and features regular columns and articles on a variety of historical and contemporary railroad subjects pertaining to the Mid-South region of Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, west Georgia and northwest Florida. Beginning in 2015 the newsletter switched to a quarterly publication with expanded coverage. The newsletter's long-time editor through 2018 was Mid-South Chapter founder Marvin Clemons; starting in 2019 the Flyer is edited by Ken Boyd (kenboydphotography@yahoo.com).

Issues will be made available here one year after publication.

2020	January Heart of Dixie Museum Report · Mid-South Chapter Annual Report · Member Moment: John Troulias · Docena Mining Camp--A Century Ahead of Time, Yet Too Late by John Troulias · A Short Introduction to Advanced Train Control Systems (ATCS)
2019	January Donnie Strickland Remembrance · Vulcan Park Terminal Station Exhibit · Sumter and Choctaw Railway No. 102 by Ken Boyd · One Day at Birmingham, Ala. by J. David Ingles (reprinted from Classic Trains)	March Buster Keaton's The General · Special Recognition for Marvin Clemons; Tribute to Lamont Downs & Pat Honsa · Alabama Fuel and Iron Company, Part II--Acton Mines by John Stewart · Dramatic Birmingham Train Robbery (reprinted from Alabama Pioneers)	May The Transcontinental Railroad · Construction of the New [Model] Birmingham Terminal Station · Norfolk & Western No. 1218 at the Spectacular Leeds Trestle by Ken Boyd · Alabama Fuel and Iron Company, Part III--Overton Mines by John Stewart	July Underground Birmingham · New Birmingham Terminal Station Exhibit at Vulcan Park & Museum · Transcontinental Railroad Postage Stamps for Collectors · Why the Big Boy 4014 is Such a Bad Train	September John Henry Celebration & Leeds Fall Festival · Program: Seaboard Air Line Passenger Service with Larry Goolsby · Member Moment: Eddie Cook · Alabama Fuel and Iron Company, Part IV--Margaret, Acmar and Colgate Mines by John Stewart	November Member Moment: Harold (Glen) and Sherry Kitts · Frisco 4018 Locomotive / Richard Neely, Ph.D. · Alabama Fuel and Iron Company, Part V--Margaret, Acmar and Colgate Mines by John Stewart
2018	January Presentation: Larry Goolsby on the AB&C · Long Day on a Local · How to Use ... and Abuse ... an Alco S-2 · Bessemer's Railroads	March Presentation: Tom Lawson on "My Life with Locomotives" · Gavin Turner, Railroad Photographer · Carl Ardrey on "Flaggin' on no. 1" · "Catfish," The Only Ingalls Locomotive	Summer Presentation: Music of Sloss Furnaces · Lyle Key on "Watching trains and streetcars from Granny's front porch" · R&LHS National Convention Report · "The Last Circle Trip" by Marvin Clemons · 1960s Birmingham in Black & White: photo album by Bill McCoy	September Presentation: Mississippi Rails archivist David Price · New Depot Deck · A glass of lemonade with Mr. Dillard by Marvin Clemons · Last Steam on the Alabama Central by Tom Lawson · 1950s Birmingham in Black & White: photo album by Matt Lawson	November Presentation: Ken Boyd's Locomotive Photography · North Alabama Train Depot Trail · Alabama Fuel and Iron Company by John Stewart · Pullman Company in Birmingham · Frisco Memories at Memphis by Phil Gosney
2017	Winter Presentation: Santa Fe through Arizona · Honoring Larry Kelpke · Stevenson Depot · Birmingham Belt, Part 3 · Victorian Internet · Railroad Rule Books	Spring Presentation: Warren Jones on Gainesville Midland #301 · In Memoriam Robert "Bob" Smith · Bygone Days on Bessemer's Railroads · Last decade of Passenger Rail Service before Amtrak · Quick Reference Alabama Rail Map	Summer Presentation: Glenn Wills on "Forgotten Alabama" · Southern Railway Finley Roundhouse · Lyle Key on Railway express · Seaboard's Birmingham Subdivision · Stan Burnett on a 1965 Weekend Round Trip by Rail	Fall Presentation: Knox Kershaw · Two Tracks, or Not Two Tracks: Louisville & Nashville through Birmingham · Tweetsie Railroad · Kansas City-Florida Special
2016	Winter Presentation: Birmingham Terminal Station · Preserving the Texas · Stevenson Depot · Birmingham Belt, Part 1 · Virtual Model Railroading, Part 2	Spring Frank Ardrey in Color · Center for Railroad Photography and Art · Historic Decatur Depot · Birmingham Belt, Part 2 · 'Dixie' 4-8-4 Restoration	Summer Billy Thomason Signal Collection · David Lester on 1976 · Birmingham Belt, Part 3 · Report from Moscow, Idaho (R&LHS Convention) · In Memorium Mick Nussbaum	Fall Historic Birmingham Mineral Railroad Signs Project · Brown Ore for Birmingham · A Visit to Cass · Remembering Jim McClellan
2015	Winter Chapter projects · Lester on Amtrak · Red Gap Branch (Irondale to Greensprings Highway)	Spring Ken Boyd, digital photography and locomotive "art" · Woodward Iron Company and Vance, Alabama · 611 excursion itinerary	Summer Woodward Iron Company presentation · R&LHS Altoona convention report · Dynamic braking · Thoughts on the Pan American · L&N Depot Museum in Foley	Fall Presentation: Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History and Birmingham Rail & Locomotive, Inc. · Great Temple of Travel (Marvin Clemons) set for January Publication · Reminiscing about Frank E. Ardrey · Coal and the Railroads · Virtual Model Railroading, Part 1
2014	January-February Jack Ferris and company · Atlanta Terminal Station · RR history and model railroading (pt.4) · Lyle Key on riding Amtrak (pt.1)	March-April Tom Lawson book signing announced · Restoration projects · Birmingham Mineral Railroad historic signs project · Birmingham RR grade separation project (pt.1) · Mid-South Chapter Web site · Lyle Key on riding Amtrak (pt.2)	May-June Alabama Railfan Conference announced · Atlanta Union Station · Birmingham RR grade separation project (pt.2) · Named passenger cars	July-August Birmingham Mineral Railroad · Birmingham RR grade separation project (pt.3) · 21st Century heritage steam	September-October State of the RR hobby (pt.1) · Birmingham Mineral Railroad signs project report · Atlanta Railroad Prototype Modelers meeting · Warrior Mineral RR	November-December State of the RR hobby (pt.2) · Bessemer Pullman-Standard Plant · Warrior River/"Lost" Ensley Southern Bridge
2013	January Birmingham streetcars · Year in review · Atlanta's Peachtree Station	March Central of Georgia RHS to meet at Leeds · Railfanning in Japan · Winburn, AL operations · Early Southern Railway steam excursions	May Central of Georgia RHS Leeds report · Southern Railway's Northern Alabama RR (pt. 1) · Review of Steam Whistles in the Piney Woods	July 611 returning to excursion service · RR history and model railroading (pt.1) · Logging railroads in the US (pt.1)	September 21st Century Steam in Birmingham · John Henry Celebration · Photo calendar winners · RR history and model railroading (pt.2) · Logging railroads in the US (pt.2) · Southern Railway's Northern Alabama RR (pt. 2)	November Eric McFerrin · Logging railroads in the US (pt.3) · RR history and model railroading (pt.3)
2012	March Shane Boatwright · Norfolk Southern announces "heritage" locomotives program · Woodward Iron Company	Summer Dr. Carl Marbury · Shane Boatwright presentation · Birmingham convention report	December ATCS monitor installed in Depot agent's office · Kennesaw excursion report
2011	March Birmingham convention announcement · Membership meeting report · A Telegrapher's story	May Birmingham Southern · Cane Creek Branch farewell (pt. 1) · A day at the Depot	Summer Birmingham convention plans · Mid-South Chapter news and views · Cane Creek Branch farewell (pt. 2)	December Registration opens for Birmingham convention · Sloss Furnace and the founding of Birmingham · Frank Ardrey obituary · Leeds Depot artwork unveiled
2010	January Frisco no. 4018 relocation report · MSC Board report	March BNSF safety programs · Membership meeting report · David Salter in memoriam	May Alabama Mineral · Birmingham Mineral's Red Mountain Lines	September Veteran railroaders share memories · Norfolk Southern and Tennessee Valley RR Museum announce steam excursions for 2011	December Operator's desk for Leeds Depot · Oneonta's L&N depot site receives marker · TA&G Railway program · Mid-South Chapter photo album
2009	March Red Mountain presentation · Depot workgroup · Birmingham rail show	May Central of Georgia program · Depot office restoration · Local Internet newsgroup	September Leeds Depot open house · New operator's desk · July cookout photos	November Frisco no. 4018 relocation · Ron Mele profile · Open house photos · Exhibit room proposal