Got this one today from Skip Brack at Liberty Tool. The phrase Semper idem is Latin, and it means "Always the Same". PHARTS members, please weigh in on the transmigration of the Perfect Handle brand name from H. D. Smith, to Trimont, and Russwin. Dates would be appreciated.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&NRR) was one of our nation's premier railroads. It was founded in 1850, and was used by both sides in the Civil War. After WWII, the L&N railroad introduced streamlined passenger service with the advent of The Humming Bird and The Georgian, and gradually updated the equipment on such passenger trains as The Pan-American, The Piedmont Limited, The Crescent, The Azalean, The Dixie Flyer, The Flamingo and The Southland. The L&NRR name was merged out of existence in 1982, but most of its 6,574 miles of trackage are still in use today.