SAM Shortline Railroad

Motive Power

motive_leader

Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

egyptian otive power and operating crews for SAM Shortline passenger trains are provided by host shortline Heart of Georgia Railroad, a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary. HOG motive power is ordinarily stored and serviced in the Americus yard. Below is a sampling of motive power used on SAM trains in recent years.


tag_closeup The Last Heart

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hog2038_roster

Heart of Georgia #2038

Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

Heart of Georgia #2038

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2 (upgraded GP35)
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Jan 1965, EMD #30289
  • series:1334 produced 1963-66
  • engine:EMD 567D3A (16 cyl, 2500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Norfolk & Western #1320 (GP35)
    1 of 69 in Norfolk & Western order
    to Norfolk Southern #1320
    to Ogeechee Railway #1320
    to Georgia Midland #1320
    to Heart of Georgia #2038 (GP38-2)
    • builder
    hog2038b

    Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038c

    Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038d

    Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038a

    Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038g

    Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038f1 hog2038f2 hog2038f3 hog2038f4 hog2038f5 hog2038f6

    Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038h

    Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038l

    Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038j

    Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038k

    Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

    hog2038i

    Plains, Ga / Dec 2020 / RWH

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    nw1320a

    Norfolk & Western #1320

    Muncie, In / May 1980 / Frank Phillips Jr. tag_rrpa

    nw1320b

    Gambrinus, Oh / Nov 1980 / tag_rrpa

    gmr1320

    Georgia Midland #1320

    Swainsboro, Ga / Jul 2011 / Nikos Kavoori tag_rrpa

    hog2038m

    Heart of Georgia #2038

    Cordele, Ga / Apr 2016 / G. Gerard tag_rrpa

    hog2038n

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    hog2038o

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    hog2038p

    Nov 2020 / RWH

    hog2038q

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    hog2038r

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    hog2038s

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    cordele44

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    hog2124_roster

    Heart of Georgia #2124

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2019 / Max Linder tag_rrpa

    Heart of Georgia #2124

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Aug 1973, EMD #72745-5
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #5063
    to Norfolk Southern #5063
    to Heart of Georgia #2124
    • builder
    hog2124a

    Cobb, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2124b

    Leslie, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2124c

    Leslie, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2124d

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    sou5063

    Southern Railway #5063

    Aiken, SC / Dec 1982 / Randy Chassereau tag_rrpa

    hog2125_roster

    Heart of Georgia #2125

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    Heart of Georgia #2125

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Aug 1973, EMD #72745-7
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Rwy #5065
    to Norfolk Southern #5065
    to Heart of Georgia #2125
    • builder
    hog2125c

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2125g

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2125h

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2125b

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2125f

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2125d

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2125i1 hog2125i2 hog2125i3 hog2125i4 hog2125i5 hog2125i6

    Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2125j

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2125k

    Oct 2018 / RWH

    sou5065

    Southern Railway #5065

    Mobile, Al / Sep 1981 / Bernie Feltman tag_rrpa

    hog2125e

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2018 / RWH

    hog2129_roster

    Heart of Georgia #2129

    Cobb, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    Heart of Georgia #2129

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Feb 1972, EMD #7362-16
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #5025
    to Norfolk Southern #5025
    to Heart of Georgia #2129
    • builder
    veterans4

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    veterans6

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2129c

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2129a

    Cobb, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2129b

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    veterans1

    Cordele, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    veterans5

    Cordele, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    veterans2

    Cordele, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    sou5025

    Southern Railway #5025

    Union Springs, Al / Aug 1985 / Bernie Feltman tag_rrpa

    cordele56

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    cordele57

    Nov 2020 / RWH

    cordele100

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    cordele99

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    cordele101

    Cordele, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

    hog2130_roster

    Heart of Georgia #2130

    Vidalia, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    Heart of Georgia #2130

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Mar 1972, EMD #7362-21
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #5030
    to Norfolk Southern #5030
    to Heart of Georgia #2130
    • builder
    hog2130a

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130b

    Vidalia, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130c

    Vidalia, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130d

    Vidalia, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130e

    Vidalia, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130m

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130n

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130o

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130h hog2130j hog2130k hog2130l

    Aug 2019 / RWH

    hog2130f

    Vidalia, Ga / Sep 2019 / RWH

    hog2130i

    Vidalia, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    ns5030

    Norfolk Southern #5030

    Centralia, Il / Sep 2010 / Jeffrey Streiff tag_rrpa

    hog2130g

    Macon, Ga / Nov 2018 / RWH

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    For more locomotive images see also our Heart of Georgia freight scrapbook in Shortlines


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