HawkinsRails.net - Excursion Steam

Southern #630
Southern #722
Southern #4501
Southern #6910
Mississippian #77
Savannah & Atlanta #750
Canadian Pacific #2839

Norfolk & Western #611
Norfolk & Western #1218

Southern Railway, and now its successor, Norfolk Southern, has owned, maintained, and operated exquisite examples of steam power for twenty five years now. The value of seeing large steam locomotives charging up the mainline is incalculable: It rekindles the memories of those old enough to remember, and it fascinates those who are not. Better yet, the trains of the Norfolk Southern Steam Program are accessible: People can ride as well as watch. Many rode those early trips behind Southern 2-8-2 #4501 with the belief that it might be their only chance to see a Southern locomotive under steam once again. The notion has persisted that each season of steam trips may be the final one; each trip may be the last.

Bill Schafer, Weekend Steam, 1992

#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