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Southern Railway First Generation Road Switchers |
Huntsville, Al / May 1972 / JCH
from Southern Railway
- Tom Murray - 2007 / collection
Southern Railway First Generation ROAD SWITCHER roster
| Model | Builder | Qty | Numbers | Built | Owner | Retired by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS1 | Alco | 6 | 1-6 | 1943-51 | TNRR | 1973 |
| RS1 | Alco | 1 | 405 | 1951 | A&EC | 1972 |
| RS2 | Alco | 4 | 1-4 | 1948 | C&NW | 1964 |
| RS2 | Alco | 30 | 2101-2130 | 1949 | SOU | 1964 |
| RS2 | Alco | 2 | 6206-6207 | 1949 | CNO&TP | 1964 |
| RS3 | Alco | 6 | 5-10 | 1950-53 | C&NW | 1964 |
| RS3 | Alco | 10 | 30-39 | 1953-56 | INT | 1976 |
| RS3 | Alco | 52 | 108-159 | 1950-53 | CG | 1976 |
| RS3 | Alco | 121 | 2025-2145 | 1952-53 | SOU | 1976 |
| RS3 | Alco | 32 | 6208-6239 | 1952 | CNO&TP | 1976 |
| RS3 | Alco | 8 | 6875-6882 | 1950 | NO&NE | 1964 |
| H16-44 | FM | 10 | 2146-2155 | 1951 | SOU | 1965 |
| H16-44 | FM | 6 | 6545-6550 | 1950 | AGS | 1965 |
| H24-66 | FM | 5 | 6300-6304 | 1955 | CNO&TP | 1965 |
| GP7 | EMD | 4 | 8210-8213 | 1950 | GSF | 1981 |
| GP7 | EMD | 14 | 8216-8229 | 1951 | CG | 1981 |
| GP7 | EMD | 6 | 8231-8234 | 1950 | G&F | 1981 |
| GP7 | EMD | 50 | 8238-8287 | 1951-53 | SOU | 1981 |
| GP7 | EMD | 11 | 8289-8297 | 1950 | CNO&TP | 1981 |
| GP7 | EMD | 5 | 8298-8300 | 1950 | AGS | 1981 |
| GP9 | EMD | 7 | 6245-6253 | 1955 | CNO&TP | 1982 |
| GP9 | EMD | 2 | 6254-6255 | 1956 | NO&NE | 1982 |
| GP9 | EMD | 11 | 6258-6268 | 1956-57 | CG | 1982 |
| GP18 | EMD | 8 | 171-178 | 1960 | CG | 1984 |
| GP18 | EMD | 17 | 180-196 | 1963 | NS | 1985 |
| SD9 | EMD | 6 | 202-207 | 1955 | CG | 1980 |
| SD24 | EMD | 23 | 6300-6243 | 1959 | SOU | 1978 |
| SD24 | EMD | 21 | 6305-6225 | 1960 | CNO&TP | 1978 |
| SD24 | EMD | 4 | 6344-6247 | 1959 | AGS | 1978 |
Notes
| SOU - Southern Railway |
| A&EC - Atlantic & Eastern Carolina Railway |
| AGS - Alabama Great Southern Railway |
| CG - Central of Georgia Railway |
| C&NW - Carolina & North Western |
| CNO&TP - Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway |
| G&F - Georgia & Florida Railway |
| GSF - Georgia Southern & Florida Railway |
| INT - Interstate Railroad |
| NO&NE - New Orleans & North Eastern Railway |
| NS - Norfolk Southern Railway (original) |
| TNRR - Tennessee Railroad |
classes listed in orange above are featured in our scrapbook below.
Our Southern first generation road switcher scrapbook below is in no way comprehensive,
but instead offers a sampling of our favorite models and collected materials.
GP7
Southern Railway #8297
EMD GP7 (1953) / Huntsville, Al / May 1972 / JCH
Southern #8210-8300
all retired by 1981
Southern Railway #132 (#8229)
EMD GP7 (1951) / Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH
Southern #132 (above) was one of 14 EMD GP7s received from the Central of Georgia when the regional was merged into the Southern system in 1963. At first the units retained their CG numbers even after receiving Southern paint, but later the batch was renumbered 8216-8229. Three units were wrecked in service; the remaining 11 were all retired by 1981 and traded to EMD for credit on new units.
Southern Railway #2074 (#8248)
EMD GP7 (1953) / Huntsville, Al / Dec 1970 / JCH
Southern Railway #2164 (#8259)
EMD GP7 (1951) / Huntsville, Al / Mar 1970 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Mar 1970 / JCH
Southern Railway #2170 (#8264)
EMD GP7 (1951) / Decatur, Al / May 1968 / JCH
Southern Railway #8246
EMD GP7 (1953) / Huntsville, Al / Jan 1975 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Jan 1975 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Jan 1975 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Jan 1975 / JCH
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
Southern Railway #8248
EMD GP7 (1953) / Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH
Southern Railway #8249
EMD GP7 (1953) / Huntsville, Al / Aug 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Aug 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Aug 1972 / JCH
Southern Railway #8261
EMD GP7 (1951) / Huntsville, Al / Oct 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Oct 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Oct 1972 / JCH
Southern Railway #8264
EMD GP7 (1951) / Huntsville, Al / Feb 1973 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Feb 1973 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Feb 1973 / JCH
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
Southern Railway #8266
EMD GP7 (1951) / Huntsville, Al / Mar 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Mar 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Mar 1972 / JCH
Southern Railway #8296
EMD GP7 (1950) / Jacksonville, Fl / Sep 1980 / collection
Southern Railway #8297
EMD GP7 (1953) / Huntsville, Al / May 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / May 1972 / JCH
Southern #8296 and #8297 (above) were two of 11 EMD GP7s assigned to the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway, a subsidiary of the Southern system. Originally numbered 6200-6244, the CNO&TP batch was renumbered 8289-8297. Three units were wrecked in service; the remaining units were all retired by 1981 and traded to EMD as credit toward new locomotives.
GP9
Southern Railway #6265
EMD GP9 (1957) / Huntsville, Al / Jan 1972 / JCH
Southern #6246-6268
all retired by 1982
Huntsville, Al / Jan 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Jan 1972 / JCH
Southern Railway #6263
EMD GP9 (1956) / Decatur, Al / Apr 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1972 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1972 / JCH
Decatur, Al / Apr 1971 / JCH
Decatur, Al / Apr 1971 / JCH
Southern #6263 and 6265 (above) were two of 11 EMD GP9s received from the Central of Georgia when the regional was merged into the Southern system in 1963. At first the units retained their CG numbers #160-170 even after receiving Southern paint, but later the batch was renumbered 6258-6268. All 11 units were retired by 1982 and sold for scrap.
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
Article
from TIES magazine
— May-Jun 2004 / collection
This article by John C. Hawkins originally appeared in TIES magazine, a publication of the Southern Railway Historical Association. Posted here with permission.
GP18
Southern Railway #176
Birmingham, Al / Apr 1974 / collection
Southern #171-196
to Norfolk Southern #171-196
all retired by NS by 1986
Wheeler, Al / May 1971 / JCH
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
See also our Norfolk Southern Railway scrapbook for more GP18s photographs
SD9
Southern Railway #207
EMD SD9 (1955) / Atlanta, Ga / 1983 / collection
Southern #202-207
most retired by 1980, sold to Algers, Winslow & Western Railway
EMD SD9 (1955) / Atlanta, Ga / 1983 / collection
RS3
Southern Railway #10
Alco RS3 (1950) / collection
Southern #10, 30-39
108-159, 2025-2145, 6210 ...
39 inherited from Central of Georgia
all retired by 1976
from SOUTHERN: A Motive Power Pictorial 1968-1982
- Paul Withers and Tom Sink - 1987 / collection