Southern Railway

Excursion Steam

#630

Southern #630

Richmond 2-8-0 (1904) / Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 1986 / JCH

Southern #630
East Tennessee & Western NC #207

builder:Richmond Locomotive Works
arrangement:2-8-0 Consolidation
built:1904, Richmond #28446
fuel:coal/water
notes:
blt SOU #630, 1904
to ET&WNC #207, 1952
traded back to SOU #630 for RS3, 1967
loaned to TVRM, 1978; donated, 1999

Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 1986 / JCH

East Tennessee & Western No Carolina #207

Richmond 2-8-0 (1904) / Johnson City, Tn / Sep 1960 / JCH

Johnson City, Tn / Sep 1960 / JCH

Kingsport, Tn / Sep 1960 / JCH

unknown / Sep 1960 / JCH

unknown / collection

#750

Savannah & Atlanta #750

Alco 4-6-2 (1910) / Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1983 / JCH

Savannah & Atlanta #750

builder:American Locomotive Company
arrangement:4-6-2 Pacific
built:1910, ALCO #46567
fuel:coal/water
notes:
blt Florida East Coast #80, 1910
to Savannah & Atlanta #750, 1934
to Atlanta Chapter NRHS, 1962
leased by SOU for excursions 1967-84

Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1983 / JCH

Anniston, Al / Nov 1969 / JCH

Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1983 / JCH

Atlanta, Ga / Nov 1966 / collection

#4501

Southern Railway #4501

Baldwin 2-8-2 (1911) / unknown / Jul 1967 / JCH

Southern #4501

builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
arrangement:2-8-2 Mikado
built:1911, Baldwin #37085
fuel:coal/water
notes:
blt for SOU #4501, 1911
to Kentucky & Tennessee #11, 1948
to The 4501 Corp. (Paul Merriman), 1964
to Tennessee Valley Rwy Museum, 1975
leased by SOU for excursions, 1966-87

Huntsville, Al / Apr 1972 / JCH

Oakdale, Tn / Nov 1968 / JCH

Birmingham, Al / Jul 1967 / JCH

Fort Payne, Al / May 1967 / JCH

Haleyville, Al / Oct 1973 / JCH

Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1984 / RWH

Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1984 / JCH

Chattanooga, Tn / 1967 / JCH

New Orleans, La / unknown / JCH

New Orleans, La / JCH

#2839

Canadian Pacific #2839 "Royal Hudson"

MLW 4-6-4 (1937) / Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1980 / JCH

Canadian Pacific #2839

builder:Montreal Locomotive Works
arrangement:Class H1c 4-6-4 Hudson
built:1937, MLW #68952
fuel:coal/water
notes:
to Ontario Center of Science in 1960
to Royal Hudson Locomotive Co. LTD, 1969
leased by SOU for excursions, 1979-80

Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1980 / JCH

New Orleans, La / Nov 1980 / JCH

#4472

LNER #4472 "Flying Scotsman"

Doncaster 4-6-2 (1923) / Anniston, Al / Nov 1969 / JCH

LNER #4472 "Flying Scotsman"

builder:Doncaster, England
arrangement:4-6-2 Pacific
built:1923, Doncaster #1564
fuel:coal/water
notes:
to Alan Pegler, 1967
British Industry tour in US, late 1960s
used in SOU 75th anniversary, 1969

Anniston, Al / Nov 1969 / JCH

#6910

Southern #6910

Baldwin 2-8-2 (1920) / Chattanooga, Tn / Oct 1965 / JCH

Southern #6910

builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
arrangement:2-8-2 Mikado
built:1920, Baldwin #53182
fuel:coal/water
notes:
ex Kentucky & Tennessee #10;
ran one of two planned Chattanooga-Cleveland excursions in Oct 1965

Chattanooga, Tn / Oct 1965 / JCH

Baldwin 2-8-2 (1920) / Chattanooga, Tn / Oct 1967 / collection

Lagniappe

Walter Dove

Excursion engineer 1960s / collection

Links / Sources

Complete roster of SOU/NS Excursion Locomotives (PDF) - compiled by John A. Craft