Southern Railway was a leading regional railroad, serving the Southeastern US from the District of Columbia to Louisiana and from Missouri and Ohio to Florida. Formed in 1894 from a combination of many smaller lines, it existed until it merged in 1982 with the Norfolk & Western Railway to form Norfolk Southern. For auction is a print of the famed "Southern Crescent" passenger train which operated between Washington-Charlotte-Atlanta-Birmingham-New Orleans for many decades. The print, by Frank Smith, is dated 1979. The print measures appx 20x16 inches, to include the white margin.
