{"id":298,"date":"2020-11-25T09:58:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T15:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:52:05","slug":"mid-south-chapter-birmingham-al-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/mid-south-chapter-birmingham-al-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-South Chapter: Birmingham, AL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"msc_mediumlogo.png\" alt=\"\" align=\"RIGHT\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 101.45%; height: 226px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 226px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.514%; height: 226px;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_275\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/depot.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-275\" src=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MidSouth_Leeds-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275 size-medium\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MidSouth_Leeds-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MidSouth_Leeds-230x158.jpg 230w, https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MidSouth_Leeds.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Mid-South Chapter&#8217;s home building is the Leeds Historic Depot (Leeds, Alabama). Built in 1884, it is owned by the City of Leeds and managed by the Leeds Historical Society, which has granted use of the depot as headquarters for the Chapter.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.4604%; height: 226px;\">\n<p class=\"heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Contact us:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"mailto:midsouthrlhs@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">midsouthrlhs@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Officers:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>President: James Lowery<\/b> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Vice-President: Vacant<\/b> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Secretary: John Troulias<\/b> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Treasurer: James Lowery<\/b> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Membership Chair: Warren Jones<\/b> <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Immediate Past President: John D. Browning<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Webmaster for Mid-South Pages, Lamont Downs (<a href=\"mailto:deshtiran@gmail.com\">deshtiran@gmail.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.514%; height: 0px;\"><span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/events.html\">Mid-South Region Railfan Events Calendar<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/flyer.html\">The Mid-South Flyer (Chapter Newsletter)<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/depot.html\">The Leeds Historic Depot<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/ardrey\/index.html\">The Frank Ardrey Exhibit<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/bml.html\">Historic Birmingham Mineral RR Signs Project<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/about.html\">About Us<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/about.html#history\">A Brief History of the Mid-South Chapter, R&amp;LHS<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/links.html\">Useful Links<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mid-South-Chapter-RLHS\/128742517242849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our Facebook Page<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"pagelink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/midsouthrlhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our YouTube Channel<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.4604%; height: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Board Members:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">Ken Boyd<br \/>\nJohn Browning<br \/>\nJim Cofer<br \/>\nBob Greene<br \/>\nWarren Jones<br \/>\nJames Lowery<br \/>\nPeggy Lowery<br \/>\nMatthew Stitt<br \/>\nKen Turnage<br \/>\nJohn Troulias<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 0px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 44.514%; height: 0px;\">\n<p class=\"heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">2026 Meeting Schedule:<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Saturday, April 11, 2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">10:00 am &#8211; 2:00 pm<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/announcements.html\"><b><\/b><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/announcements.html\"><b>Leeds History Walk<\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/depot.html\">Leeds Historic Depot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Saturday, May 23, 2026<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">10:00 am<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/announcements2.html\">Presentation and book signing by Austin Stone featuring his new book about the history of the Alabama Fuel &amp; Iron Company and Central of Georgia&#8217;s Margaret Branch<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/Chapters\/msc\/depot.html\">Leeds Historic Depot<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.4604%; height: 0px;\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dues:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You must be a member of the Railway &amp; Locomotive Historical Society<br \/>\nto join the Mid-South Chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">R&amp;LHS Dues : <b>$40\/year and up<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Mid-South chapter dues: <b>$10.00\/year<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For more information please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/membership-in-rlhs\/\">https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/membership-in-rlhs\/<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"notes\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Contact us: midsouthrlhs@gmail.com Officers: President: James Lowery Vice-President: Vacant Secretary: John Troulias Treasurer: James Lowery Membership Chair: Warren Jones Immediate Past President: John D. 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