Southern Railway

Steam Locomotives

0-6-0 Six-coupled

Southern #1388

unknown 0-6-0 / builder's photo / collection

Southern #6512

Pittsburgh 0-6-0 (1906) / Meridian, Ms / Apr 1938 / collection

Southern #6510-6518

builders:Pittsburgh, Richmond
arrangement:0-6-0 Six-coupled
class:A-7 (9 in series)
built:1905-07
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
sublettered Alabama Great Southern
all retired by 1949

0-8-0 Eight-coupled

Southern #6536

Lima 0-8-0 (1926) / unknown / collection

Southern #6534-6537

builder:Lima
arrangement:0-8-0 Eight-coupled
class:A-11 (4 in series)
built:1926
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
sublettered Alabama Great Southern
all retired by 1954

2-8-0 Consolidation

Southern #542

Baldwin 2-8-0 (1903) / Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH

Southern #505-548

builder:Pittsburgh, Baldwin
arrangement:2-8-0 Consolidation
class:J (44 in series)
built:1903
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
all retired by 1951

Southern #599

Baldwin 2-8-0 (1903) / unknown / collection

Southern #555-883

builders:Pittsburgh, Baldwin, Richmond
arrangement:2-8-0 Consolidation
class:Ks (318 in series)
built:1903-10
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
Southern's largest class of steam
all retired by 1953

Southern #698

Baldwin 2-8-0 (1903) / unknown / collection

Southern #747

Baldwin 2-8-0 / Marion, NC / Mar 1948 / collection

Southern #822

Baldwin 2-8-0 / unknown / collection

Southern #6591

Richmond 2-8-0 (1905) / New Orleans, La / May 1943 / collection

Southern #6565-6595

builders:Baldwin, Richmond
arrangement:2-8-0 Consolidation
class:K (31 in series)
built:1905-09
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
sublettered Alabama Great Southern
all retired by 1953

Southern #6922

Baldwin 2-8-0 / unknown / Jun 1946 / collection

Southern #6922-6926

builder:Baldwin
arrangement:2-8-0 Consolidation
class:Ks4 (5 in series)
built:1914
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
sublettered New Orleans & Northeastern
all retired by 1952

2-8-2 Mikado

Southern #4501

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

Southern #4501-4635

builders:Baldwin, Richmond
arrangement:2-8-2 Mikado
class:Ms (135 in series)
built:1911-1914
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
all retired by 1953
#4501 survives

Southern #4615

Baldwin 2-8-0 (1912) / unknown / collection

Southern #6910

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

4-4-0 American

Southern #3841

Baldwin 4-4-0 (1887) / Selma, Al / unknown / collection

Southern #3859

unknown 4-4-0 / Meridian, Ms / Jun 1938 / collection

4-6-0 Ten Wheeler

Southern #903

unknown 4-6-0 / unknown / collection

Southern #947

unknown 4-6-0 / unknown / collection

Southern #1092

Baldwin 4-6-0 (1903) / unknown / collection

Southern #1085-1112

builder:Baldwin
arrangement:4-6-0 Ten Wheeler
class:F-14 (28 in series)
built:1911-1914
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
all retired by 1947

Southern #6890

Baldwin 4-6-0 (1912) / Laurel, Ms / Apr 1941 / collection

Southern #6889-6891

builder:Baldwin
arrangement:4-6-0 Ten Wheeler
class:Es-23 (3 in series)
built:1912
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
sublettered New Orleans & Northeastern
all retired by 1948

4-6-2 Pacific

Southern #1387

unknown 4-6-2 / unknown / collection

Southern #1366-1409

builders:Baldwin, Richmond, Schenectady
arrangement:4-6-2 Pacific
class:Ps-4 (135 in series)
built:1923-28
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
all retired by 1953

Southern #6690

Richmond 4-6-2 (1926) / unknown / JCHc

Southern #6978

Baldwin 4-6-2 (1914) / Meridian, Ms / unknown / collection

4-8-2 Mountain

Southern #1482

Baldwin 4-8-2 (1919) / Birmingham, Al / Apr 1948 / collection

Southern #1475-1499

builder:Baldwin, Alco Richmond
arrangement:4-8-2 Mountain
class:Ts-1 (25 in series)
built:1919
fuel:soft coal/water
notes:
all retired by 1953

Links / Sources

George Drury, Guide to North American Steam Locomotives (Kalmbach, 1993) 372-4
Southern Steam classification table
American Rails Southern Steam page
Southern Steam Locomotives