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Southern Railway Cabooses |
from The Southern Railway Handbook
- Aubrey Wiley & Conley Wallace (1983) / collection
Pearl River, La / Jul 1979 / Michael Palmieri
Cupola
The following wooden cabooses, Southern Railway #X482 - X2025, are examples of cars assigned to the Southern Railway in Mississippi in 1915, then later sold to the Columbus & Greenville Railway in 1923. Most were constructed in 1894.
Southern Railway #X482
Columbus, Ms / Aug 1967 / JCH
Columbus, Ms / Jan 1967 / collection
Southern Railway #X851
Greenville, Ms / Jun 1970 / collection
Columbus, Ms / July 1989 / RWH
Southern Railway #X893
Columbus, Ms / Dec 1970 / JCH
Columbus, Ms / Oct 1971 / collection
Southern Railway #X1323
Columbus, Ms / Jun 1970 / JCH
Columbus, Ms / Jun 1970 / JCH
Columbus, Ms / May 1960 / JCH
Columbus, Ms / Feb 1970 / collection
Southern Railway #X1350
Columbus, Ms / Dec 1972 / JCH
Columbus, Ms / Feb 1970 / collection
Greenville, Ms / Mar 1967 / collection
Southern Railway #X1361
Columbus, Ms / May 1960 / JCH
Greenville, Ms / 1952 / collection
Columbus, Ms / Dec 1970 / JCH
See also our complete Columbus & Greenville Railway featured scrapbook in Shortlines
Southern Railway #X90
wooden caboose / Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH
Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH
Southern Railway #X90 is a former Central of Georgia Railway caboose
Southern Railway #X2156
wooden caboose (1915) / Duluth, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH
Nov 2020 / RWH
Nov 2020 / RWH
Nov 2020 / RWH
from The Southern Railway Handbook
- Aubrey Wiley & Conley Wallace (1983) / collection
See also our complete Southeastern Railway Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Southern Railway #X2570
wooden caboose / Elizabethton, Tn / Nov 2021 / RWH
Nov 2021 / RWH
Elizabethton, Tn / Nov 2021 / RWH
Elizabethton, Tn / Nov 2021 / RWH
Elizabethton, Tn / Nov 2021 / RWH
Nov 2021 / RWH
Elizabethton, Tn / Nov 2021 / RWH
Nov 2021 / RWH
Elizabethton, Tn / Nov 2021 / RWH
Elizabethton, Tn / Nov 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X252
steel caboose / Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Bay Window
Southern Railway #X2883
Huntsville, Al / Dec 1970 / JCH
Southern Railway #X3067
Huntsville, Al / May 1999 / JCH
from Southern Railway Freight Equipment Diagram Book
/ collection
Southern Railway #X201
Calera, Al / Aug 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X217
Marion, NC / Feb 1981 / collection
Southern Railway #X242
Newport, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X245
Leeds, Al / Aug 2021 / RWH
from Southern Railway Freight Equipment Diagram Book
/ collection
Southern Railway #X318
Gordon, Ga / Oct 2019 / RWH
Southern Appalachia Rwy Museum #324
Oak Ridge, Tn / Apr 2018 / RWH
Southern Railway #X335
Kernersville, NC / Dec 2020 / RWH
Southern Railway #X340
Metter, Ga / Jul 2022 / RWH
Southern Railway #X346
East Point, Ga / Sep 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X347
JCH
Southern Railway #X349
Pembroke, Ga / Sep 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #X362
New Orleans, La / Gordon Payne
Southern Railway #X372
Kennesaw, Ga / Jun 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #X388
Gretna, Va / Dec 2002 / JCH
Southern Railway #X394
Bluff City, Tn / Nov 2011 / RWH
Southern Railway #X397
Meridian, Ms / Nov 1999 / JCH
from Southern Railway Freight Equipment Diagram Book
/ collection
Southern Railway #X400
Meridian, Ms / Nov 1999 / JCH
Southern Railway #X408
Huntsville, Al / Aug 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #X414
Sheffield, Al / May 1999 / JCH
Southern Railway #X416
Satsuma, Al / Jul 2022 / RWH
Southern Railway #X436
JCH
Southern Railway #X450
Jonesborough, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X457
Register, Ga / Jul 2022 / RWH
Southern Railway #X465
JCH
Southern Railway #X471
Barnesville, Ga / Nov 2018 / RWH
Southern Railway #X475
JCH
Southern Railway #X481
Guyton, Ga / Jul 2022 / RWH
Craggy Mountain Line #X488
Woodfin, NC / Dec 2020 / RWH
Southern Railway #X485
Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH
Southern Railway #X500
Irondale, Al / Aug 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X519
Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #X526
Alston, Ga / Jul 2022 / RWH
Southern Railway #X528
Knoxville, Tn / Nov 1990 / collection
Southern Railway X530
Knoxville, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X539
Abbeville, Ga / Jul 2022 / RWH
Southern Railway #X556
Warner Robins, Ga / Mar 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X558
Monroe, Va / Jun 1985 / collection
Southern Railway #X570
JCH
Southern Railway #X572
Montgomery, Al / Aug 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X574
Oliver Springs, Tn / JCH
Southern Railway #X581
Old Fort, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X582
Woodfin, NC / collection
from Southern Railway Freight Equipment Diagram Book
/ collection
Southern Railway #X627
Jefferson, La / Jan 1986 / Michael Palmieri 
Southern Railway #X642
Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH
Southern Railway #X648
Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH
Southern Railway #X656
McRae-Helena, Ga / Jul 2022 / RWH
Southern Railway #X674
Woodstock, Ga / Sep 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #660
North Shore, La / Mar 1979 / James Selzer Jr. / Michael Palmieri collection
Southern Railway #X690
Millen, Ga / Jul 2022 / RWH
Southern Railway #X700
Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 1987 / collection
Southern Railway #X703
Thomasville, NC / Feb 2012 / Kevin Hunt
Southern Railway #X704
Slidell, La / May 1979 / Michael Palmieri
Southern Railway #X718
Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #X728
Adel, Ga / Aug 2020 / RWH
Southern Railway #X729
Dublin, Ga / Dec 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #X732
Bristol, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Southern Railway #X734
Huntsville, Al / May 1999 / JCH
Southern Railway #X741
Versailles, Ky / Feb 2018 / RWH
Southern Railway #X758
Gibsonville, NC / Dec 2020 / RWH
Mercury & Chase #X775
Chase, Al / Aug 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #X788
Norcross, Ga / May 1987 / collection
Southern Railway #X789
Byron, Ga / Jul 2022 / RWH
Southern Railway #X791
Savannah, Ga / Dec 2019 / RWH
Southern Railway #X793
Hendersonville, NC / Apr 1999 / JCH
See also our complete Bay Window Survivors scrapbook here in our Southern collection
Scrapbook
all pages from Southern Railway scrapbook / JCH
Transfer
from TIES magazine
— Nov-Dec 1999 / collection
from TIES magazine
— Nov-Dec 1999 / collection
from TIES magazine
— Nov-Dec 1999 / collection
This article by John C. Hawkins originally appeared in TIES magazine, a publication of the Southern Railway Historical Association. Posted here with permission.
Southern Railway #XC1
steel transfer caboose / Knoxville, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Knoxville, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Knoxville, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Knoxville, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
Aug 2021 / RWH
Aug 2021 / RWH
Knoxville, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH
See also our complete Old Smoky Railway Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Southern Railway #XC5
steel transfer caboose / Winnsboro, SC / Jul 2020 / RWH
Winnsboro, SC / Jul 2020 / RWH
Jul 2020 / RWH
Winnsboro, SC / Jul 2020 / RWH
Jul 2020 / RWH
Winnsboro, SC / Jul 2020 / RWH
Jul 2020 / RWH
See also our complete South Carolina Railroad Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Southern Railway #XC7871
steel transfer caboose (1955) / Duluth, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Feb 2018 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Feb 2018 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Jul 2021 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Jul 2021 / RWH
Duluth, Ga / Jul 2021 / RWH
See also our complete Southeastern Railway Museum scrapbook in Preservation
Lagniappe
Gibsonville, NC / Dec 2020 / RWH
Gibsonville, NC / Dec 2020 / RWH
Extra Board
Kernersville, NC / Dec 2020 / ETH
Dec 2020 / ETH
Kernersville, NC / Dec 2020 / ETH
Kernersville, NC / Dec 2020 / ETH
