Sandersville Railroad

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All time Sandersville Railroad diesel locomotive roster

Number	Builder	Model	Built	Number	Notes
100	FM	H-12-44	Aug 1953	12L777	renumbered SAN #10, retired
1100	EMD	SW1500	Dec 1967	33487	previously SAN #100
1200	EMD	SW1200	Dec 1964	29888	previously SAN #200, sold
1300	EMD	SW1500	May 1970	36484	previously SAN #300
1400	EMD	SW1500	Dec 1967	35827	previously SAN #400, ex NS < NW < Illinois Terminal
1500	EMD	SW1500	Apr 1969	34435	previously SAN #500, ex Saint Louis Southwestern
1600	EMD	MP15	Jun 1982	817037-8	ex NS < Southern Railway
90	___	slug	1980	______	ex Rock Island (from GE U25B)
91	___	slug	1966	______	________________

units listed in orange above are featured in our scrapbook below.

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Current Motors

collection

Sandersville #1100

Sandersville, Ga / May 2010 / Nikos Kavoori

Sandersville #1100

builder:Electro Motive Division

model:SW1500

type:B-B yard switcher

built:Dec 1967, EMD #33487

series:808 produced 1966-74

engine:EMD 645E (12 cyl, 1500 hp)

notes:

blt Sandersville #100
to Sandersville #1100

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville #1300

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Sandersville #1300

builder:Electro Motive Division

model:SW1500

type:B-B yard switcher

built:May 1970, EMD #36484

series:808 produced 1966-74

engine:EMD 645E (12 cyl, 1500 hp)

notes:

blt Sandersville #300
to Sandersville #1300

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

from EXTRA 2200 South magazine - Apr 1970 / collection

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Tennille, Ga / collection

Tennille, Ga / collection

Tennille, Ga / Feb 2008 / Joe Hill

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville #1400

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Sandersville #1400

builder:Electro Motive Division

model:SW1500

type:B-B yard switcher

built:Mar 1970, EMD #35827

series:808 produced 1966-74

engine:EMD 645E (12 cyl, 1500 hp)

notes:

blt Illinois Terminal #1513
1 of 7 blt new for Illinois Terminal
to Norfolk & Western #2294
to Norfolk Southern #2294
to Sandersville #400
to Sandersville #1400

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Chattanooga, Tn / Nov 2009 / Mike Ray

Illinois Terminal #1513

East Peoria, Il / Feb 1979 / Tim Vermande

Norfolk & Western #2294

Saint Louis, Mo / Oct 1983 / Bill Wilcox

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville #1500

Sandersville, Ga / Dec 2009 / Don Worthy

Sandersville #1500

builder:Electro Motive Division

model:SW1500

type:B-B yard switcher

built:Apr 1969, EMD #34435

series:808 produced 1966-74

engine:EMD 645E (12 cyl, 1500 hp)

notes:

blt St Louis Southwestern #2518
to Southern Pacific #2518
to Union Pacific #1127 ?
to Sandersville #500
to Sandersville #1500

Sandersville, Ga / Nov 2020 / RWH

collection

Sandersville #1600

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville #1600

builder:Electro Motive Division

model:MP15DC

type:B-B light road switcher

built:Jun 1982, EMD #817037-8

series:351 produced 1974-80

engine:EMD 645E (12 cyl, 1500 hp)

notes:

blt Southern Railway #2401
to Norfolk Southern #2401
to Sandersville #1600

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

from The Contemporary Diesel Spotter's Guide - Marre and Pinkepank - 1989 / collection

Southern Railway #2401

Hammond, In / Jun 1982 / Tom Golden

Hammond, In / Jun 1982 / Tom Golden

Norfolk Southern #2401

Decatur, Il / Feb 2012 / Aaron Ryherd

Wyomissing, Pa / Feb 2008 / Austin MacDougall

Sandersville, Ga / May 2021 / RWH

Previous Motors

UNCOMMON or UNUSUAL locomotive

Sandersville #100

Sandersville, Ga / Nov 1968 / Fred Byerly

Sandersville #100

builder:Fairbanks-Morse

model:H-12-44

type:B-B yard switcher

built:Aug 1953, FM #12L777

series:336 produced 1950-61

engine:FM 38D-8 (6 cyl, 1200 hp)

notes:

blt Sandersville #100
to Sandersville #10, 1968
only non EMD power on SAN roster

from The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide - Jerry Pinkepank - 1973 / collection

from Georgia Short Line Railroad Album - Alber Langley Jr / collection

Sandersville #1200

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Sandersville #1200

builder:Electro Motive Division

model:SW1200

type:B-B yard switcher

built:Dec 1964, EMD #29888

series:1056 produced 1954-66

engine:EMD 567C (12 cyl, 1200 hp)

notes:

blt Sandersville #200
to Sandersville #1200, upgraded
sold, 2018

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / JCH

Sandersville, Ga / May 2002 / G. Gerard

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This page was updated on 2022-12-13