Alexander Railroad

Motive Power

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Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

tag_list All time Alexander Railroad locomotive roster
No. Builder Model Built Number Notes
1 GE 44 ton Sep 1941 13190 ex US Maritime Commission #2, ex NC Shipbuilding #3002
2 GE 44 ton Jul 1946 28502 to Adolph Coors Brewing, later Guyon Pipe & Valve
3 GE 44 ton Jun 1951 31111 ex Houston Belt
4 Alco S2 Jun 1950 78009 ex South Buffalo #86, to Duval Sulphur Co. #4
5 Alco S1 Oct 1944 72836 ex Baltimore & Ohio #9153, renumbered
6 Alco S3 Sep 1953 80202 ex Davenport, Rock Island & North Western #5
7 Alco S3 Nov 1950 78404 ex Pennsylvania #8873, to Penn Central #9473
8 EMD SW9 Mar 1952 78404 ex Union Railroad #586, later #707C
9 EMD SW1500 May 1972 4608-37 ex Cotten Belt, Southern Pacific #2627
10 EMD SW1500 May 1972 4608-38 ex Southern Pacific #2628, later Union Pacific #1214
11 EMD SW1500 Dec 1972 71607-1 ex Weyerhauser Timber #307
12 EMD SW1500 Jun 1972 4608-69 ex Southern Pacific #2659, later Weyerhauser #308

General Electric

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Alexander #3

Statesville, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

Alexander #3

  • builder:General Electric
  • model:44 tonner
  • type:B-B light switcher
  • built:June 1951, GE #31111
  • series:334 produced
  • engine:(2) Caterpillar D17000, 400 hp
  • notes:
  • blt Hampton & Branchville #42
    to Alexander Railroad #3, 1961
    • builder
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    Apr 1999 / JCH

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    Statesville, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    from The Short Line magazine #83 — Feb 1987 / collection

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    from EXTRA 2200 South — Jan 1973 / collection

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    Taylorsville, NC / Apr 1975 / Warren Calloway tag_rrpa

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    Statesville, NC / May 2019 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / May 2019 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / May 2019 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / May 2019 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / May 2019 / RWH

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    Statesville, NC / May 2019 / RWH

    American Locomotive Co.

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    builder_alco2 egyptian he Alexander Railroad rostered a total of four end-cab switchers built by ALCO, the American Locomotive Company. Unusual among southeastern shortline rosters, three of these S-series motors served the line well for several decades. Unit #4 was purchased to replace the aging GE centercabs, but it proved too heavy for the Alexander's trackage at the time and was soon sold. Unit #5 worked the line for years, but was sold to an outfit in Kentucky who rebuilt the locomotive as a power car. It is derelict now, but its distinctively ALCO cab has been rescued and survives at the Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum. Wonderfully, two Alexander S-series movers survive in preservation, both still in the state of North Carolina. Unit #6 is operational at the Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum in Newton and bears the shortline's paint scheme; and Unit #7 has been repainted into an attractive Southern Railway livery at the Craggy Mountain Line outside Asheville.

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    from EXTRA 2200 South magazine — Jul 1972 / collection

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    Alexander #5

    Statesville, NC / Sep 1974 / Warren Calloway tag_rrpa

    Alexander #5

  • builder:American Locomotive Co.
  • model:S1
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Nov 1944, ALCO #72836
  • series:543 produced 1940-50
  • engine:Alco 6-539T (6 cyl, 660 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Baltimore & Ohio #253 > #225
    to Baltimore & Ohio #9153
    to Alexander Railroad #5
    to Kentucky-Ohio Trans Co #80
    rebuilt by KOT as power car
    • builder
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    from EXTRA 2200 South magazine #43 — Nov 1973 / collection

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    Stony Point, NC / Sep 1975 / Tom Sink tag_rapic

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Alexander #6

    Statesville, NC / Nov 2010 / Harold Hodnett tag_rrpa

    Alexander #6

  • builder:American Locomotive Co.
  • model:S3
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Sep 1953, ALCO #80292
  • series:300 produced 1950-53
  • engine:Alco 6-539T (6 cyl, 660 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Davenport Rock Island & NW #5
    to Alexandar Railroad #6
    to SE Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum
    • builder
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    this locomotive also posted in Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum

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    Statesville, NC / Nov 2010 / Harold Hodnett tag_rrpa

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    from Railfan & Railroad magazine — Feb 2020 / collection

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Davenport Rock Island & North Western #5

    Davenport, Ia / Jul 1978 / Stephie Kolata collection tag_rrpa

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Newton, NC / Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    Mar 2025 / RWH

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    See also our complete Southeastern Narrow Gauge & Shortline Museum scrapbook in Preservation

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    Alexander #7

    Taylorsville, NC / May 1982 / Jim Owens tag_rrpa

    Alexander #7

  • builder:American Locomotive Co.
  • model:S3
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Nov 1950, Alco #78404
  • series:300 produced 1950-53
  • engine:Alco 539 (6 cyl, 660 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Pennsylvania #8873
    to Penn Central #9473
    to Alexander Railroad #7
    to Craggy Mountain Line as Southern #7
    • builder
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    Taylorsville, NC / Aug 2009 / Richard Lea tag_rrpa

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    Penn Central #9473

    Birmingham, Al / Feb 1978 / Steven Vincent tag_rrpa

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Jun 2021 / RWH

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    Woodfin, NC / Jun 2021 / RWH

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    See also our complete Craggy Mountain Line scrapbook in Preservation

    Electro-Motive

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    Alexander #8

    Stony Point, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

    Alexander #8

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:SW9
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Mar 1952, EMD #15968
  • series:786 produced, 1951-53
  • engine:EMD 567B, 12 cyls. 1200 hp
  • notes:
  • blt Union Railroad #707
    to Alexander Railroad #8, 1990
    • builder
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    Hiddenite, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    Scotts, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    Hiddenite, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    Hiddenite, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

    Alexander #8

    Midway, NC / Apr 1999 / RWH

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    Midway, NC / Apr 1999 / JCH

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    Hiddenite, NC / Apr 1999 / JCH

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    Hiddenite, NC / Apr 1999 / JCH

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    Taylorsville, NC / Apr 1999 / JCH

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    Taylorsville, NC / Dec 1992 / Rick Morgan tag_rrpa

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    Alexander #9

    Midway, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

    Alexander #9

  • builder:Electro-Motive Division
  • model:SW1500
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:May 1972, EMD #4608-37
  • series:808 produced 1966-74
  • engine:EMD 645 (12 cyl, 1500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Southern Pacific #2627
    1 of 204 in Southern Pacific order #4608
    to National Railway Equipment
    to Larrys Truck & Electric
    to Alexander Railroad #9
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    Midway, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

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    Taylorsville, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

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    Taylorsville, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

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    Statesville, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

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    Southern Pacific #2627

    San Francisco, Ca / May 1983 / Ron Hawkins tag_rrpa

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    Stony Point, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

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    Midway, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

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    Midway, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

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    Statesville, NC / May 2019 / RWH

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    Stony Point, NC / May 2019 / RWH

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    May 2019 / RWH

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    Midway, NC / May 2019 / RWH

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    Taylorsville, NC / Oct 2012 / Ben Wells tag_favorite

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    Alexander #12

    Taylorsville, NC / Feb 2025 / Mark MacDougall tag_rapic


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