Southern Railway

Second Generation Road Switchers


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Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH

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collection

example1 example2 example3

JCH

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from TIES magazine
— Sep-Oct 1998 / collection

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from The Birmingham News
newspaper - Nov 1961 / collection

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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.

GP30

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Southern Railway #2553

EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH

Southern #2525-2644

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP30
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:1961-63
  • series:906 produced, 120 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 567D3 (16 cyls. 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • only SOU and Norfolk & Western ordered high noses; SOU units short hood forward
    to Norfolk Southern #2525-2643
    all retired by NS by 1991
  • builder
    gp30_drawing
    sou2553a

    Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH

    sou2553b

    Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH

    sou2528a

    Southern Railway #2528

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH

    sou2528b

    Nov 1971 / JCH

    sou2533_clipping

    from TIES magazine
    — Sep-Oct 2006 / collection

    sou2538a

    Southern Railway #2538

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH

    sou2538b

    Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH

    sou2538c

    Huntsville, Al / Oct 1971 / JCH

    sou2546a

    Southern Railway #2546

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Anniston, Al / Nov 1969 / JCH

    sou2551_roster

    Southern Railway #2551

    Bellevue, Oh / Oct 1987 / collection

    gp30_cover2006

    from TIES magazine
    — Sep-Oct 2006 / collection

    sou2552_roster

    Southern Railway #2552

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH

    sou2552a

    Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH

    sou2552b

    Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH

    sou2559a

    Southern Railway #2559

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Jun 1972 / JCH

    sou2560a

    Southern Railway #2560

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Jul 1971 / JCH

    sou2560b

    Huntsville, Al / Jul 1971 / JCH

    sou2565a

    Southern Railway #2565

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / May 1971 / JCH

    sou2569_roster

    Southern Railway #2569

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Sheffield, Al / Sep 1968 / JCH

    sou2569a

    Sheffield, Al / Sep 1968 / JCH

    sou2570_roster

    Southern Railway #2570

    EMD GP30 (1962) / Huntsville, Al / Aug 1971 / JCH

    sou2570a

    Huntsville, Al / Aug 1971 / JCH

    sou2570b

    Huntsville, Al / Aug 1971 / JCH

    sou2587a

    Southern Railway #2587

    EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH

    sou2591_roster

    Southern Railway #2591

    EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Jun 1971 / JCH

    sou2591a

    Huntsville, Al / Jun 1971 / JCH

    sou2591b

    Huntsville, Al / Jun 1971 / JCH

    sou2608_roster

    Southern Railway #2608

    EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH

    sou2608a

    Huntsville, Al / Nov 1971 / JCH

    sou2616_roster

    Southern Railway #2616

    EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH

    sou2616a

    Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH

    sou2622a

    Southern Railway #2622

    EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Mar 1972 / JCH

    sou2626_roster

    Southern Railway #2626

    EMD GP30 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Jan 1969 / JCH

    sou2626a

    Huntsville, Al / Jan 1969 / JCH

    sou2635a

    Southern Railway #2635

    EMD GP30 (1963) / Belle Mina, Al / Jul 1968 / JCH

    sou2639_roster

    Southern Railway #2639

    EMD GP30 (1963) / Birmingham, Al / May 1987 / collection

    sou2639a

    Mount Vernon, Il / Feb 1976 / collection

    gp30_clipping1

    from TIES magazine
    — Sep-Oct 2006 / collection

    gp30_clipping2

    from TIES magazine
    — Sep-Oct 2006 / collection

    ns2595_roster

    Norfolk Southern #2595

    EMD GP30 (1963) / New Orleans, La / Jun 1990 / RWH

    ns2595a

    New Orleans, La / Jun 1990 / RWH

    ns2595b

    New Orleans, La / Jun 1990 / RWH

    ns2608a

    Norfolk Southern #2608

    EMD GP30 (1963) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns2608b

    North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    GP35

    sou2666_roster

    Southern Railway #2666

    EMD GP35 (1965) / Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH

    Southern #2645-2715
    Central of Georgia #240-244

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP35
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:1963-66
  • series:1250 produced, 75 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 567D3A (16 cyls. 2500 hp)
  • notes:
  • most SOU units rode on AAR type B trucks
    to Norfolk Southern #240-244 and #2645-2715 at merger
    all retired by NS by 1991
  • builder
    gp35_drawing
    sou2666a

    Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH

    sou2666b

    Huntsville, Al / Feb 1971 / JCH

    sou212a

    Southern Railway #212

    EMD GP35 (1963) / Huntsville, Al / Apr 1972 / JCH

    sou2650a

    Southern Railway #2650

    EMD GP35 (1965) / Huntsville, Al / Oct 1970 / JCH

    sou2661a

    Southern Railway #2661

    EMD GP35 (1965) / Columbus, Ms / Dec 1971 / JCH

    sou2661b

    Dec 1971 / JCH

    sou2673a

    Southern Railway #2673

    EMD GP35 (1965) / New Orleans, La / Sep 1979 / Michael Palmieri tag_rrpa

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    Southern Railway #2705

    EMD GP35 (1964) / Columbus, Ms / Dec 1971 / JCH

    sou2705a

    Columbus, Ms / Dec 1971 / JCH

    sou2714a

    Southern Railway #2714

    EMD GP35 (1965) / Huntsville, Al / JCH

    sou2714b

    Huntsville, Al / JCH

    gp35_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    - Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection

    tag_closeup End of the Line

    sou2645a

    Southern Railway #2645

    EMD GP35 (1965) / McDonald, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH

    sou2645b

    McDonald, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH

    sou2645c

    McDonald, Oh / Dec 2010 / RWH

    journal_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.

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    See also our Larry's Truck & Electric scrapbook in Industrials

    sou2645d

    Raleigh, NC / Feb 1989 / Harold Hodnett

    ns2705a

    Norfolk Southern #2705

    EMD GP35 (1964) / Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    GP38 series

    sou2744_roster

    Southern Railway #2744

    EMD GP38 (1969) / Huntsville, Al / Jul 1986 / JCH

    Southern #2716-2822
    2879-2886

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38
  • type:B-B Road Switcher
  • built:1966-71
  • series:466 produced, 113 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyls. 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • 1 from Tennessee Alabama Georgia
    7 from original Norfolk Southern
    to new Norfolk Southern #2717-2886
    all retired from NS
  • builder
    gp38_drawing
    sou2744a

    Huntsville, Al / Jul 1986 / JCH

    sou2744b

    Jul 1986 / JCH

    sou2719_roster

    Southern Railway #2719

    EMD GP38 (1969) / Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH

    sou2719a

    Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH

    sou2719b

    Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH

    sou2719c

    Huntsville, Al / Sep 1971 / JCH

    sou2723_roster

    Southern Railway #2723

    EMD GP38 (1969) / Hattiesburg, Ms / Nov 1984 / JCH

    sou2723a

    Nov 1984 / JCH

    sou2761a

    Southern Railway #2761

    EMD GP38 (1969) / New Orleans, La / Dec 1986 / Michael Palmieri tag_rrpa

    gp38_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    - Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection

    ns2804a

    Norfolk Southern #2804

    EMD GP38 (1970) / Mobile, Al / JCH

    sou2849a

    Southern Railway #2849

    EMD GP38AC (1971) / Brunswick, Ga / Apr 1976 / Philip Goldstein tag_rrpa

    Southern #2823-2878

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38AC
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:1970-71
  • series:261 produced, 56 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • GP38 specs with AR10 AC alternator
    to Norfolk Southern #2823-2878
    all retired by NS
  • builder
    gp38ac_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    - Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection

    ns2857a

    Norfolk Southern #2857

    EMD GP38AC (1971) / Meridian, Ms / Oct 1991 / JCH

    sou5223_roster

    Southern Railway #5223

    EMD GP38-2 (1977) / Riverdale, Il / Jan 1977 / collection

    Southern #5000-5256

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:1972-1986
  • series:2213 produced, 257 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • all built new for Southern
    to Norfolk Southern #5000-5256
    154 retired by NS
    103 still in service as of 2020
  • builder
    gp38-2_drawing
    sou5099_roster

    Southern Railway #5099

    EMD GP38-2 (1973) / collection

    sou5090a

    Southern Railway #5090

    EMD GP38-2 (1973) / Hattiesburg, Ms / No 1982 / Michael Palmieri tag_rrpa

    sou5172a

    Southern Railway #5175

    EMD GP38-2 (1976) / Pearl River, La / May 1987 / JCH

    gp38-2_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    - Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection

    ns5042a

    Norfolk Southern #5042

    EMD GP38-2 (1972) / Hattiesburg, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    ns5042b

    New Orleans, La / JCH

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    Norfolk Southern #5084

    EMD GP38-2 (1973) / Alliance, Oh / Jul 2014 / RWH

    ns5097_roster

    Norfolk Southern #5097

    EMD GP38-2 (1973) / Dothan, Al / Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns5097a

    Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns5121a

    Norfolk Southern #5121

    EMD GP38-2 (1974) / Columbus, Ms / Jul 1989 / RWH

    ns5144_roster

    Norfolk Southern #5144

    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.

    ns5144a

    Albany, Ga / Jun 2019 / RWH

    ns5144b

    Albany, Ga / Jun 2019 / RWH

    ns5177_roster

    Norfolk Southern #5177

    EMD GP38-2 (1976) / Dothan, Al / Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns5177a

    Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns5177b

    Dothan, Al / Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns5185a

    Norfolk Southern #5185

    EMD GP38-2 (1976) / New Orleans, La / Jan 1991 / RWH

    ns5190a

    Norfolk Southern #5190

    EMD GP38-2 (1976) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns5190b

    North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns5215a

    Norfolk Southern #5215

    EMD GP38-2 (1977) / Wampum, Pa / Nov 2012 / RWH

    ns5215b

    Wampum, Pa / Nov 2012 / RWH

    ns5063a

    Norfolk Southern #5063

    EMD GP38-2 (1973) / Wampum, Pa / Nov 2012 / RWH

    ns5246_roster

    Norfolk Southern #5246

    EMD GP38-2 (1979) / Huntsville, Al / Sep 1988 / JCH

    ns5246a

    Huntsville, Al / Sep 1988 / JCH

    ns5250a

    Norfolk Southern #5250

    EMD GP38-2 (1979) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    GP50

    sou7007_roster

    Southern Railway #7007

    EMD GP50 (1980) / Irondale, Al / Oct 1983 / Bernie Feltman tag_rrpa

    Southern #7003-7092

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP50
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:1980-85
  • series:278 produced, 90 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 645F3B (16 cyl, 3500 hp)
  • notes:
  • to Norfolk Southern #7003-7092
    all retired by NS
  • builder
    gp50_drawing
    gp50_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    - Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection

    ns7035a

    Norfolk Southern #7035

    EMD GP50 (1980) / Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / JCH

    ns7035b

    Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / JCH

    ns7035c

    Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    ns7035d ns7035e ns7035f

    Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    ns7035i

    Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    ns7082a

    Norfolk Southern #7082

    EMD GP50 (1981) / Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    ns7041_roster

    Norfolk Southern #7041

    EMD GP50 (1980) / Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    ns7035g

    Enterprise, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    ns7035h

    Meridian, Ms / Jan 1989 / RWH

    ns7049a

    Norfolk Southern #7049

    EMD GP50 (1980) / Tennille, Ga / 2002 / JCH

    ns7049b

    Tennille, Ga / 2002 / JCH

    ns7049c

    Tennille, Ga / 2002 / JCH

    SD35

    sou3024_roster

    Southern Railway #3024

    EMD SD35 (1965) / Jacksonville, Fl / Dec 1973 / collection

    Southern #2990-3099

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:SD35
  • type:C-C road power
  • built:1964-66
  • series:360 produced, 110 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 567D3A (16 cyls. 2500 hp)
  • notes:
  • to Norfolk Southern #2990-3099
    all retired by NS by 1986
  • builder
    sd35_drawing
    sou3026a

    Southern Railway #3026

    EMD SD35 (1965) / Oakdale, Tn / Nov 1968 / JCH

    sou3026b

    Nov 1968 / JCH

    sou3075a

    Southern Railway #3075

    EMD SD35 (1965) / New Orleans, La / Dec 1979 / Michael Palmieri tag_rrpa

    SD40 series

    ns3170_roster

    Norfolk Southern #3170

    EMD SD40 (1971) heritage unit / Bristol, Va / Apr 2015 / RWH

    Southern #3170-3200

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:SD40
  • type:C-C road power
  • built:1966-72
  • series:1286 produced, 31 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 645E3 (16 cyl, 3000 hp)
  • notes:
  • to Norfolk Southern #3170-3200
    all retired by NS except #3170 to TVRM
  • builder
    sd40_drawing
    ns3170b

    Bristol, Va / Apr 2015 / RWH

    ns3170a

    Bristol, Va / Apr 2015 / RWH

    sd40_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    - Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection

    ns3192_roster

    Norfolk Southern #3192

    EMD SD40 (1972) / Abingdon, Va / Jun 1995 / JCH

    ns3192b

    Abingdon, Va / Jun 1995 / JCH

    ns3192a

    Abingdon, Va / Jun 1995 / JCH

    sou3269_roster

    Southern Railway #3269

    EMD SD40-2 (1978) / Ludlow, Ky / Aug 1982 / collection

    Southern #3201-3328

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:SD40-2
  • type:C-C road power
  • built:1972-1989
  • series:4175 produced, 128 for Southern
  • engine:EMD 645E3 (16 cyl, 3000 hp)
  • notes:
  • to Norfolk Southern #3201-3328
    40 retired by NS
    87 still in service as of 2020
  • builder
    sd40-2_drawing
    sd40-2_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    - Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection

    tag_clipArticle

    sd40-2_cover sd40-2_article1

    from TIES magazine
    — Mar-Apr 2004 / collection

    sd40-2_article2
    sd40-2_article3
    sd40-2_article4

    This article by John C. Hawkins originally appeared in TIES magazine, a publication of the Southern Railway Historical Association. Posted here with permission.

    ns3265_roster

    Norfolk Southern #3265

    EMD SD40-2 rebuild (1978) / Fort Valley, Ga / May 2019 / RWH

    ns3285_roster

    Norfolk Southern #3285

    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.

    ns3272_roster

    Norfolk Southern #3272

    EMD SD40-2 (1978) / Bristol, Va / Jul 2011 / RWH

    ns3300a

    Norfolk Southern #3300

    EMD SD40-2 (1978) / Altoona, Pa / Jun 2003 / RWH

    ns3300c

    Jun 2003 / RWH

    ns3300b

    Altoona, Pa / Jun 2003 / RWH

    ns3307a

    Norfolk Southern #3307

    EMD SD40-2 (1979) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns3286a

    Norfolk Southern #3286

    EMD SD40-2 (1978) / North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    ns3307b

    North Shore, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    U23B

    sou3908_roster

    Southern Railway #3908

    GE U23B (1973) / Greensboro, NC / Dec 1979 / J Marvin Black

    Southern #3900-3969

  • builder:General Electric
  • model:U23B
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:1968-1977
  • series:481 produced, 70 for Southern
  • engine:GE 7FDL-12 (12 cyl, 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • early units rode AAR type B trucks
    to Norfolk Southern 3900-3969
    all retired by NS by 1996
  • builder
    u23b_drawing
    sou3909_roster

    Southern Railway #3909

    GE U23B (1973) / Greensboro, NC / Jan 1987 / J Marvin Black

    sou3917a

    Southern Railway #3917

    GE U23B (1973) / New Orleans, La / Feb 1978 / Michael Palmieri tag_rrpa

    sou3950_roster

    Southern Railway #3950

    GE U23B (1973) / Spencer, NC / May 1979 / J Marvin Black

    sou3938a

    Southern Railway #3938

    GE U23B (1973) / Fayetteville, NC / Dec 1986 / J Marvin Black

    B30-7A1

    sou3521_roster

    Southern Railway #3521

    GE B30-7A1 (1982) / Greensboro, NC / Oct 1982 / J Marvin Black

    Southern #3500-3521

  • builder:General Electric
  • model:B30-7A1
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:1977-1983
  • series:396 produced, 22 for Southern
  • engine:GE FDL-16 (16 cyls, 3000 hp)
  • notes:
  • to Norfolk Southern #3500-3521
    all retired by NS
  • builder
    b30_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    - Paul K. Withers - 1997 / collection

    ns3506a

    Norfolk Southern #3506

    GE B30-7A1 (1982) / Slidell, La / Jul 1990 / RWH

    tag_closeup Second Acts

    tag_info

    Southern Railway road switchers in our collection that went on to other railroads in retirement

    gc2069_roster

    Georgia Central #2069

    Macon, Ga / Nov 2018 / RWH

    Georgia Central #2069

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Sep 1969, EMD #35258
  • series:706 produced 1966-71
  • engine:EMD 645 (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern #2728, high nose
    to Chattahoochee & Gulf #2728
    to Three Notch #2728
    to Georgia Central #2069
  • builder
    gc2137_roster

    Georgia Central #2137

    Macon, Ga / Apr 2019 / RWH

    Georgia Central #2137

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Mar 1972, EMD #7362-19
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern #5028, high nose
    to Norfolk Southern #5028
    to Georgia Central #2137
  • builder
    gc2138_roster

    Georgia Central #2138

    Macon, Ga / Jan 2019 / RWH

    Georgia Central #2138

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Mar 1972, EMD #7362-22
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern #5031, high nose
    to Norfolk Southern #5031
    to Georgia Central #2138
  • builder
    gc3910_roster

    Georgia Central #3910

    Macon, Ga / 2002 / JCH

    Georgia Central #3910

  • builder:General Electric
  • model:U23B
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:May 1973, GE #39220
  • series:481 produced 1968-77
  • engine:GE 7FDL-12 (12 cyl, 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #3910
    sub-lettered Central of Georgia
    to Norfolk Southern #3910
    to Georgia Central #3910
    scrapped
  • builder
    gc3959_roster

    Georgia Central #3959

    Macon, Ga / 2002 / JCH

    Georgia Central #3959

  • builder:General Electric
  • model:U23B
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Dec 1976, GE #41512
  • series:481 produced 1968-77
  • engine:GE 7FDL-12 (12 cyl, 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #3959
    to Norfolk Southern #3959
    to Georgia Central #3959
  • builder
    gc3968_roster

    Georgia Central #3968

    Macon, Ga / 2002 / JCH

    Georgia Central #3968

  • builder:General Electric
  • model:U23B
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Feb 1977, GE #41521
  • series:481 produced 1968-77
  • engine:GE 7FDL-12 (12 cyl, 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #3968
    to Norfolk Southern #3968
    to Georgia Central #3968
  • builder
    tag_jump

    See also our complete Georgia Central Railway scrapbook in Shortlines

    hog2124_roster

    Heart of Georgia #2124

    Cordele, Ga / Oct 2019 / Max Linder

    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, high nose
    to Norfolk Southern #5063
    to Heart of Georgia #2124
  • builder
    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, high nose
    to Norfolk & Western #5056
    to Norfolk Southern #5056
    to Heart of Georgia #2125
  • builder
    tag_jump

    See also our Heart of Georgia Railroad scrapbook in Shortlines

    hrt5130_roster

    Hartwell #5130

    Royston, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    Hartwell #5130

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Feb 1974, EMD #73752-23
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #5130
    to Norfolk Southern #5130
    to Hartwell #5130
  • builder
    hrt5130a

    Royston, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    hrt5130b

    Royston, Ga / Aug 2019 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our Hartwell Railroad scrapbook in Shortlines

    ohic5032_roster

    Ohi-Rail #5032

    Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH

    Ohi-Rail #5032

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Mar 1972, EMD #7362-23
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #5032
    to Norfolk Southern #5032
    to Ohi-Rail Corporation #5032
  • builder
    ohic5032b

    Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH

    ohic5032c

    Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH

    ohic5045_roster

    Ohi-Rail #5045

    Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH

    Ohi-Rail #5045

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Mar 1972, EMD #7362-36
  • series:2222 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #5045
    to Norfolk Southern #5045
    to Ohi-Rail Corporation #5045
  • builder
    ohic5045b

    Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH

    ohic5045c

    Minerva, Oh / Nov 2017 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our Ohi-Rail Corporation scrapbook in Shortlines

    tag_spotSurvivors

    tag_info

    Southern Railway road switchers in our collection preserved on display or in operation at museums

    sou2601_roster

    Southern Railway #2601

    Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH

    Southern Railway #2601

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP30
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Oct 1963, EMD #27571
  • series:906 produced (120 for Southern)
  • engine:EMD 567D3, 16 cyls. 2250 hp
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #2601
    to Norfolk Southern #2601, retired 1991
    to NC Transportation Museum, 1992
  • builder
    sou2601a

    Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH

    sou2601b

    Spencer, NC / May 2001 / JCH

    sou2601c

    Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601d

    Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601e

    Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601f

    Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601l

    Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601j

    Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601k

    Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601i

    Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601h

    Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH

    sou2601g

    Spencer, NC / Mar 2018 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our complete North Carolina Transportation Museum scrapbook in Preservation

    wrrx2608_roster

    Walden's Ridge #2608

    Oak Ridge, Tn / Apr 2018 / RWH

    Walden's Ridge #2608

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP30
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Oct 1963, EMD #28578
  • series:948 produced 1961-63
  • engine:EMD 567D3 (16 cyl, 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #2608
    to Central of Indiana #2252
    to Walden's Ridge #2608
    to Southern Appalachia Railway Museum
  • builder
    wrrx2608b

    Oak Ridge, Tn / Apr 2018 / RWH

    wrrx2608c

    Oak Ridge, Tn / Apr 2018 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our Southern Appalachia Railway Museum scrapbook in Preservation

    sa2715a

    Savannah & Atlanta #2715

    Savannah, Ga / Jul 2012 / George Nydegger

    Savannah & Atlanta #2715

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP35
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Jan 1965, EMD #30054
  • series:1334 produced 1963-66
  • engine:EMD 567D3A (16 cyl, 2500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Savannah & Atlanta #2715
    to Central of Georgia #2715
    to Southern Railway #2715
    to Georgia State Railroad Museum
  • builder
    sa2715c

    Savannah, Ga / Dec 2019 / RWH

    sa2715d

    Savannah, Ga / Dec 2019 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our Georgia State Railroad Museum scrapbook in Preservation

    tag80_roster

    Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia #80

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia #80

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Feb 1968, EMD #33802
  • series:706 produced 1966-71
  • engine:EMD 645 (16 cyl, 3000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia #1
    to Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia #80
    to Southern Railway #2879
    to Norfolk Southern #28879
    to Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
    operational, in service
  • builder
    tag80a

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    tag80b

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tag80c

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tag80d

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou2879_clipping

    from Diesels of the Southern Railway 1939-1982
    — Paul K. Withers / collection

    tag80g

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation

    sou2594_roster

    Southern Railway #2594

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2008 / John Higginson tag_rrpa

    Southern Railway #2594

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP30
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Oct 1963, EMD #28564
  • series:948 produced 1961-63
  • engine:EMD 567D3 (16 cyl, 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #2594
    to Norfolk Southern #2594
    to Southeastern Railway Museum
    at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
  • builder
    sou2594a

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou2594b

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou2594e

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation

    #3170

    sou3170_roster

    Southern Railway #3170

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    Southern Railway #3170

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:SD40
  • type:C-C road power
  • built:Apr 1971, EMD #37355
  • series:1286 produced 1966-72
  • engine:EMD 645E3 (16 cyl, 3000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #3170
    to Norfolk Southern #3170
    to Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
  • builder
    sou3170a

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170b

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170d

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170c

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170e

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170h

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170g

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170k

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170f

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170i

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    sou3170j

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation

    #5000

    sou5000_roster

    Southern Railway #5000

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH

    Southern Railway #5000

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Jan 1972, EMD #5809-1
  • series:2213 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #5000 (class unit)
    to Norfolk Southern #5000
    to Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
  • builder
    sou5000a

    Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000b

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000c

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000h

    Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000i

    Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000d

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000_clipping

    from Southern: A Motive Power Pictorial 1968-1982
    — Paul Withers & Tom Sink / collection

    sou5000f1 sou5000f2 sou5000f3 sou5000f4 sou5000f5 sou5000f6

    Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000g

    Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000j

    Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000k

    Aug 2021 / RWH

    sou5000e

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Aug 2021 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation

    #5044

    tvrm5044_roster

    Tennessee Valley #5044

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    Tennessee Valley #5044

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38-2
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Mar 1972, EMD #7362-35
  • series:2213 produced 1972-86
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Railway #5044
    to Norfolk Southern #5044
    to Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
  • builder
    tvrm5044a

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044f

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044d

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044e

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044h

    Southern Railway #5044

    Selma, NC / Aug 1982 / Warren Calloway tag_rrpa

    tvrm5044k

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044m

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044b

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044l1 tvrm5044l2 tvrm5044l3 tvrm5044l4 tvrm5044l5 tvrm5044l6

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044j

    Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044c

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044g

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tvrm5044i

    East Chattanooga, Tn / Jun 2019 / RWH

    tag_jump

    See also our complete Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum diesel scrapbook in Preservation


    Links / Sources

    The diesel locomotive diagrams included on this page are from SOUTHERN: A Motive Power Pictorial - Paul K. Withers - 1987 / collection


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    This page was updated on 2022-11-25