This is a shot I obtained many years from the late Shelby Lowe. The subject is Southern Ts-class Mountain 1459--a Knoxville Division engine that was then handling trains 27-28, the Carolina Specia... (more)
This is a shot I obtained many years from the late Shelby Lowe. I believe the original photographer was Dick Sharpless. This is the Southern Railway I recall as a youngster---green F-units on frei... (more)
Dieselization came to Southern's Appalachia Division in 1947 when this four-unit F3 set arrived. Nicknamed "Big Sid," the four units had extra ballast installed to improve rail adhesion. This east... (more)
A pair of Southern EMD SDs, led by SD24 #2520, bring a southbound mixed freight through Whitley City, KY // September 1970
Southern Railway action at Inman Yard in Atlanta, July 1973
Four Southern Fs at Spencer, NC || June 1971
Carolina & Northwestern RS-11 #11 laying over at Newton, NC || June 1971
Six F units lead southbound train 159 at Hoskins, NC in September 1970. Hoskins was the end of double track south of Greensboro.
In the spring of 1966, Southern eliminated a portion of its Washington to Memphis “Tennessean” passenger train, nos. 45 and 46. The Chattanooga to Memphis leg was retained for a few more years... (more)
SOU 6138 at Southern's Pegram Shop in Atlanta.
Southern Knoxville Division local mail train #4 from Knoxville arrives at its final destination(crossing State Street). The train has a single rider coach hidden by the two boxcars in the yard. ... (more)
Southern 2152 in the yard at Oneida, TN.
Five F units roll an eastbound manifest train between Asheville and Hendersonville, NC.
GP9 #298 (build 1955) leads five F-units near Saluda, NC.