Southern Railway Second Generation Road Switchers |
Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH
collection
JCH
Model | Builder | Qty | Numbers | Built | Owners | Retired by |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP30 | EMD | 120 | 2525-2644 | 1962-63 | SOU, CNO&TP, AGS | 1991 (NS) |
GP35 | EMD | 76 | 240-244 2645-2715 | 1963-65 | SOU, CG, S&A | 1992 (NS) |
GP38 | EMD | 115 | 2717-2886 | 1969-70 | SOU, CNO&TP, AGS, GSF, NS | 1997 (NS) |
GP38AC | EMD | 56 | 2823-2878 | 1971 | SOU, AGS, GSF, CG, CNO&TP | to NS |
GP38-2 | EMD | 257 | 5000-5256 | 1972-79 | SOU, CNO&TP, AGS, CG, GSF | to NS |
GP38X | EMD | 6 | 4600-4605 | 1980 | SOU, CNO&TP | to NS |
GP40X | EMD | 3 | 7000-7002 | 1978 | SOU | to NS |
GP50 | EMD | 90 | 7003-7092 | 1980-81 | SOU, CNO&TP, NS, GSF | to NS |
SD35 | EMD | 110 | 2990-3099 | 1965-66 | SOU, CG | 1986 (NS) |
SD40 | EMD | 31 | 3170-3200 | 1971-72 | SOU, CNO&TP, AGS, CG | to NS |
SD40-2 | EMD | 128 | 3201-3328 | 1972-79 | SOU, CNO&TP, AGS, CG | to NS |
SD45 | EMD | 70 | 3100-3169 | 1967-70 | SOU, CNO&TP | 1987 (NS) |
U23B | GE | 70 | 3900-3969 | 1972-77 | SOU, CG, AGS, GSF, INT | 1996 (NS) |
B23-7 | GE | 54 | 3970-4023 | 1978-81 | SOU, CNO&TP, AGS, CG | to NS |
B30-7A1 | GE | 22 | 3500-3521 | 1982 | SOU, GS&F | to NS |
B36-7 | GE | 6 | 3815-3820 | 1981 | SOU | to NS |
U30C | GE | 5 | 3800-3804 | 1967 | SOU | 1982 |
U33C | GE | 10 | 3805-3815 | 1970-72 | SOU | 1987 (NS) |
Notes
SOU - Southern Railway |
AGS - Alabama Great Southern Railway |
CG - Central of Georgia Railway |
CNO&TP - Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway |
GSF - Georgia Southern & Florida Railway |
INT - Interstate Railroad |
NS - Norfolk Southern Railway (original) |
classes listed in orange above are featured in our scrapbook below.
from TIES magazine
— Sep-Oct 1998 / collection
from The Birmingham News
newspaper - Nov 1961 / collection
Our Southern second generation road switcher scrapbook below is in no way comprehensive,
but instead offers a sampling of our favorite models and collected materials.
EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH
Southern #2525-2644
Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH
Nov 1971 / JCH
from TIES magazine
— Sep-Oct 2006 / collection
EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1962) / Anniston, Al / Nov 1969 / JCH
Bellevue, Oh / Oct 1987 / collection
from TIES magazine
— Sep-Oct 2006 / collection
EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Jun 1972 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Jul 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Jul 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1962) / Sheffield, Al / Sep 1968 / JCH
Sheffield, Al / Sep 1968 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Aug 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Aug 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Aug 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Jun 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Jun 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Jun 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Mar 1972 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Jan 1969 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Jan 1969 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1963) / Belle Mina, Al / Jul 1968 / JCH
EMD GP30 (1963) / Birmingham, Al / May 1987 / collection
Mount Vernon, Il / Feb 1976 / collection
from TIES magazine
— Sep-Oct 2006 / collection
from TIES magazine
— Sep-Oct 2006 / collection
EMD GP30 (1963) / New Orleans, La / Jun 1990 / RWH
New Orleans, La / Jun 1990 / RWH
New Orleans, La / Jun 1990 / RWH
EMD GP30 (1963) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
EMD GP35 (1965) / Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH
Southern #2645-2715
Central of Georgia #240-244
Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH
EMD GP35 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Apr 1972 / JCH
EMD GP35 (1965) / Huntsville, Al / Oct 1970 / JCH
EMD GP35 (1965) / Columbus, Ms / Dec 1971 / JCH
Dec 1971 / JCH
EMD GP35 (1964) / Columbus, Ms / Dec 1971 / JCH
Columbus, Ms / Dec 1971 / JCH
EMD GP35 (1965) / Huntsville, Al / JCH
Huntsville, Al / JCH
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
EMD GP35 (1965) / McDonald, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
McDonald, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
McDonald, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH
In my decade living and chasing trains in western Pennsylvania, a frequent haunt across the border near Youngstown, Ohio, was Larry's Truck & Electric. Many railfans in the region know the place as an active rebuilder of first and second generation motive power, as well as a veritable graveyard of locomotives. During a 2010 visit to the place, snow on the ground, my "Southern Serves the South" heart broke just a bit to find a half dozen Geep 35s being cut up for scrap. Long hoods were gone and many internal parts already scavenged, but there was no mistaking those high short hoods, peak-mounted bells, and what remained of the Southern tuxedo stripe. I thought it was intriguing that #2645 was first in the salvage line, as she was likewise first on the Southern's large GP35 roster — assuming you don't count the 5 inherited Central of Georgia units that kept their low numbers in the 200 series. So long, Thirty-Fives. Look Ahead. Look South.
See also our Larry's Truck & Electric scrapbook in Industrials
Raleigh, NC / Feb 1989 / Harold Hodnett
EMD GP35 (1964) / Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
EMD GP38 (1969) / Huntsville, Al / Jul 1986 / JCH
Southern #2716-2822
2879-2886
Huntsville, Al / Jul 1986 / JCH
Jul 1986 / JCH
EMD GP38 (1969) / Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH
EMD GP38 (1969) / Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1984 / JCH
Nov 1984 / JCH
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
EMD GP38 (1970) / Mobile, Al / JCH
Southern #2823-2878
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
EMD GP38AC (1971) / Meridian, Ms / Oct 1991 / JCH
EMD GP38-2 (1977) / Riverdale, Il / Jan 1977 / collection
Southern #5000-5256
EMD GP38-2 (1973) / collection
EMD GP38-2 (1976) / Pearl River, La / May 1987 / JCH
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
EMD GP38-2 (1972) / Hattiesburg, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
New Orleans, La / JCH
EMD GP38-2 (1973) / Alliance, Oh / Jul 2014 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 (1973) / Dothan, Al / Jul 1990 / RWH
Jul 1990 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 (1974) / Columbus, Ms / Jul 1989 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 rebuild (1974) / Albany, Ga / Jun 2019 / RWH
103 ex-Southern GP38-2 units remain on the Norfolk Southern roster as of 2020. 60 of them retain their high short hood; 43 of them, such as #5144 above, have been rebuilt with new cabs and chopped short hoods.
Albany, Ga / Jun 2019 / RWH
Albany, Ga / Jun 2019 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 (1976) / Dothan, Al / Jul 1990 / RWH
Jul 1990 / RWH
Dothan, Al / Jul 1990 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 (1976) / New Orleans, La / Jan 1991 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 (1976) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 (1977) / Wampum, Pa / Nov 2012 / RWH
Wampum, Pa / Nov 2012 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 (1973) / Wampum, Pa / Nov 2012 / RWH
EMD GP38-2 (1979) / Huntsville, Al / Sep 1988 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Sep 1988 / JCH
EMD GP38-2 (1979) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
Southern #7003-7092
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
EMD GP50 (1980) / Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / JCH
Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / JCH
Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
EMD GP50 (1981) / Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
EMD GP50 (1980) / Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
Enterprise, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH
EMD GP50 (1980) / Tennille, Ga / 2002 / JCH
Tennille, Ga / 2002 / JCH
Tennille, Ga / 2002 / JCH
EMD SD35 (1965) / Jacksonville, Fl / Dec 1973 / collection
Southern #2990-3099
EMD SD35 (1965) / Oakdale, Tn / Nov 1968 / JCH
Nov 1968 / JCH
EMD SD40 (1971) heritage unit / Bristol, Va / Apr 2015 / RWH
Southern #3170-3200
Bristol, Va / Apr 2015 / RWH
Bristol, Va / Apr 2015 / RWH
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
EMD SD40 (1972) / Abingdon, Va / Jun 1995 / JCH
Abingdon, Va / Jun 1995 / JCH
Abingdon, Va / Jun 1995 / JCH
EMD SD40-2 (1978) / Ludlow, Ky / Aug 1982 / collection
Southern #3201-3328
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
from TIES magazine
— Mar-Apr 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.
EMD SD40-2 rebuild (1978) / Fort Valley, Ga / May 2019 / RWH
EMD SD40-2 rebuild (1978) / Fort Valley, Ga / May 2019 / RWH
All ex-Southern SD40-2 road units in series #3201-3328, such as #3265 and #3285 above, have been rebuilt by Norfolk Southern with new cabs and chopped short hoods.
EMD SD40-2 (1978) / Bristol, Va / Jul 2011 / RWH
EMD SD40-2 (1978) / Altoona, Pa / Jun 2003 / RWH
Jun 2003 / RWH
Altoona, Pa / Jun 2003 / RWH
EMD SD40-2 (1979) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
EMD SD40-2 (1978) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
GE U23B (1973) / Greensboro, NC / Dec 1979 / J Marvin Black
Southern #3900-3969
GE U23B (1973) / Greensboro, NC / Jan 1987 / J Marvin Black
GE U23B (1973) / Spencer, NC / May 1979 / J Marvin Black
GE U23B (1973) / Fayetteville, NC / Dec 1986 / J Marvin Black
GE B30-7A1 (1982) / Greensboro, NC / Oct 1982 / J Marvin Black
Southern #3500-3521
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
- Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection
GE B30-7A1 (1982) / Slidell, La / Jul 1990 / RWH
Southern Railway road switchers in our collection that went on to other railroads in retirement
Macon, Ga / Nov 2018 / RWH
Georgia Central #2069
Macon, Ga / Apr 2019 / RWH
Georgia Central #2137
Macon, Ga / Jan 2019 / RWH
Georgia Central #2138
Macon, Ga / 2002 / JCH
Georgia Central #3910
Macon, Ga / 2002 / JCH
Georgia Central #3959
Macon, Ga / 2002 / JCH
Georgia Central #3968
See also our complete Georgia Central Railway scrapbook in Shortlines
Cordele, Ga / Oct 2019 / Max Linder
Heart of Georgia #2124
Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH
Heart of Georgia #2125
See also our Heart of Georgia Railroad scrapbook in Shortlines
Royston, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH
Hartwell #5130
Royston, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH
Royston, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH
See also our Hartwell Railroad scrapbook in Shortlines
Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH
Ohi-Rail #5032
Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH
Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH
Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH
Ohi-Rail #5045
Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH
Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH
See also our Ohi-Rail Corporation scrapbook in Shortlines
Southern Railway road switchers in our collection preserved on display or in operation at museums
Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH
Southern Railway #2601
Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH
Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH
Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH
Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH
Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH
Mar 2018 / RWH
Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH
Mar 2018 / RWH
Mar 2018 / RWH
Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH
Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH
Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH
See also our complete North Carolina Transportation Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Oak Ridge, Tn / Apr 2018 / RWH
Walden's Ridge #2608
Oak Ridge, Tn / Apr 2018 / RWH
Oak Ridge, Tn / Apr 2018 / RWH
See also our Southern Appalachia Railway Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Savannah, Ga / Jul 2012 / George Nydegger
Savannah & Atlanta #2715
Savannah, Ga / Dec 2019 / RWH
Savannah, Ga / Dec 2019 / RWH
See also our Georgia State Railroad Museum scrapbook in Preservation
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia #80
Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
— Paul K. Withers / collection
East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
See also our Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railroad scrapbook in Shortlines
See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation
Southern Railway #2594
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #3170
Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation
East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #5000
Aug 2021 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Aug 2021 / RWH
Aug 2021 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
from Southern: A Motive Power Pictorial 1968-1982
— Paul Withers & Tom Sink / collection
Aug 2021 / RWH
Aug 2021 / RWH
Aug 2021 / RWH
Aug 2021 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Tennessee Valley #5044
Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation
The diesel locomotive diagrams included on this page are from
SOUTHERN: A Motive Power Pictorial - Paul K. Withers - 1987 / collection