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Sequatchie Valley Railroad
The Sequatchie Valley Railroad was formed in 1986 to acquire from the Seaboard System a 37 mile branch line from Bridgeport, Alabama to Dunlap, Tennessee. The line was built by the original Sequatchie Valley Railroad, but leased by the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis for much of its life. Traffic includes coal and plastics.
Motive Power
Sequatchie Valley #1686
South Pittsburg, Tn / Aug 1986 / JCH
Sequatchie Valley #1686
- builder:Electro Motive Division
- model:NW2
- type:B-B yard switcher
- built:Jan 1948, EMD #5130
- series:1119 produced 1939-49
- engine:EMD 567 (12 cyl, 1000 hp)
- notes:
- blt Erie #405
to Erie-Lackawanna #405
to Conrail #9212
Sequatchie Valley #1688
South Pittsburg, Tn / Aug 1990 / collection
Sequatchie Valley #1688
- builder:Electro Motive Division
- model:SW1200
- type:B-B yard switcher
- built:_________
- series:737 produced 1954-66
- engine:EMD 567C (12 cyl, 1200 hp)
- notes:
- ex Norfolk & Western
ex Illinois Terminal #1210
Links / Sources
- The Sequatchie Valley Railroad - historical overview by Dennis Lambert
- Diesel Shop roster for Sequatchie Valley Railroad
- Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide - Fifth Edition (Kalmbach, 1996) 282