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Southern Crescent
The Southern Railway was one of three US railroads that decided not to join Amtrak in 1971. Its flagship train, the Southern Crescent, Washington - New Orleans, set the standard for passenger rail service in the US for most of the 1970s.
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Photo ID: 56470

Graham Claytor's Classic defiance: Southern Crescent at track speed as the sun sets. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Agfachrome 50

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Cornelia, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6913
Train ID: SOU 2
Photo Date: June, 1972


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By: Martin K OToole

Added: Apr 05, 2004

Views: 8,323
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Photo ID: 55831

Last NB pre-AMT Southern Crescent halts for signals at Frisco diamond; Yashica Mat-124-G; Kodacolor

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Boligee, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6900
Train ID: SOU 2
Photo Date: January 31, 1979


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By: Martin K OToole

Added: Mar 31, 2004

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Photo ID: 55693

Last run of Northbound Southern Crescent. Sullenly, the skies threaten to weep. Yashica Mat 124-G; Kodacolor

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Poplarville, Mississippi, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6900
Train ID: SOU 2
Photo Date: January 31, 1979


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By: Martin K OToole

Added: Mar 30, 2004

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Photo ID: 55692

Last run of Northbound Southern Crescent. Tommorrow it will be Amtrak. Yashica Mat 124-G; Kodacolor

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Poplarville, Mississippi, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6900
Train ID: SOU 2
Photo Date: January 31, 1979


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By: Martin K OToole

Added: Mar 30, 2004

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Photo ID: 55691

Death Watch. Southern Crescent waits for last run when the sun rises. Yashica Mat 124-G; Kodacolor

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6900
Train ID: SOU 2
Photo Date: January 31, 1979


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By: Martin K OToole

Added: Mar 30, 2004

Views: 4,638
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Photo ID: 47009

SR #2, the northbound Southern Crescent, makes its station stop at Alexandria, VA. Unit 6913 went on to be NJ Transit E8A 4334.

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SR 6913
Train ID: SR #2
Photo Date: September, 1978


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By: G. R. Harper

Added: Jan 21, 2004

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Photo ID: 39807

The northbound Southern Crescent is approaching the first stop at Slidell,La

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Slidell, Louisiana, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6905
Train ID: SOU 1
Photo Date: June, 1978


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By: Gary Morris

Added: Nov 20, 2003

Views: 9,121
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Photo ID: 31792

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: Coach
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 815
Train ID: SOU 2
Photo Date: April 28, 1977


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Sep 12, 2003

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Photo ID: 30324

It looks like the northbound Southern Crescent but it's a couple months after Amtrak took over. This engine is now in the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6900
Train ID: AMTK 20
Photo Date: May, 1979


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By: Gary Morris

Added: Sep 03, 2003

Views: 5,287
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Photo ID: 8038

Kodachrome II, Yashica TL

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E7(A) EMD E8(A)
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SR 6913
Train ID: NB Southern Crescent
Photo Date: June, 1972


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By: Mike Woodruff

Added: Mar 14, 2003

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Photo ID: 4566

A "wet" southbound Southern Crescent near Laurel,Miss

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD E8 (A)
Location: Mississippi, USA
Locomotive #: SO 6905
Train ID: SO 1
Photo Date: June, 1978


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By: Gary Morris

Added: Jan 28, 2003

Views: 4,193
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