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Classic Steam Trains of the South By Curt Tillotson Jr Hard Cover 2000
Classic Steam Trains of the South By Curt Tillotson Jr
Hard Cover
Copyright 2000
120 pages
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.Introduction and Acknowledgments
II. Southern Railway System
1 Passenger Power 1
2 Freight Power 18
3 Southern and the Mountains 25
4 Durham, N. C. 37
III. Norfolk and Western
1 Passenger Power 42
2 Freight Power 48
IV. Other Roads
1 Durham & Southern 60
2 Seaboard Air Line 65
3 Clinchfield 76
4 Louisville and Nashville 79
5 Winston-Salem Southbound 81
6 Virginian 82
7 Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac 84
8 Atlantic Coast Line 89
9 Chesapeake and Ohio 92
V. Steam Returns to the Rails (The Excursion Era) 96
VI. Southern Railway in Color 105
VII. Norfolk and Western Railway in Color 117
VIII. Bibliography 120
COVER PHOTOS
The colorful Southern and Norfolk and Western are featured in this photo montage. The photos with detailed captions also appear in the color sections in this volume.
A look at trains of the Southeastern United States, with some great photos of the era 1930-1955, illustrating operations on many of the South's premier railroads including the Southern, Norfolk and Western, Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Clinchfield Louisville and Nashville, and more. This book is primarily a photographic album showing the roads in the South during the last two decades of steam operations. The extended captions provide much information about the scenes pictured, motive power depicted and other background data. A very nostalgic look at a time not so long ago, yet a world away from the modern railroading of today!
It's very cold this particular morning in January of 1946 when this photo was made. Mainline passenger local No. 11 is shown departing Spencer, N. C. (the station is seen on the right, in the background) at approximately 11:00 a.m. with a Southern Railway System Ps-4 class 4-6-2 beauty, No. 1374, providing the power for No. 11, which was a mail, express, baggage and passenger-"stop at all stations"-local.
By 1946, EMD diesels had replaced these majestic "ladies" on the main varnish between Washington and Atlanta, trains such as the Crescent, the Piedmont Limited, the Southerner, the Peach Queen and others; however, the locals were still operated by steam power and would continue to do so as late as 1952 (the Southern was completely dieselized by June of 1953). No. 135 & 136 and No. 11 & 12 usually had one of these elegant "ladies" up front.
Concerning No. 1374: look at the shine on that bell, the two brass "candlesticks" that bracketed the headlight and that brilliant number board under the headlight with a red background for the gold-colored numbers. The green and gold colors were still clean and eye-appealing. This scene is really a tribute to the care, the pride and attention given the steam engines, like No. 1374, by the Southern maintenance and engine crews right up to the very end of the steam era. Indeed, looking at No. 1374's dramatic departure this January morning, one could not conceive of the possibility that this and similar scenes would soon disappear forever.
No. 1374 was among the 2nd batch of Ps-4's delivered to the Southern in 1924 from Schenectady. The first batch (No.1375- 1386), built in 1923, were so successful that the Southern purchased a second group of 15 Ps-4's with the same "specs" as the 1923 group: 73" drivers, 200 lbs. of boiler pressure, 304,000 lbs. of engine weight and a tractive effort of 47,500 pounds. No. 1374 served the Southern for 28 years, leaving the property in November of 1952.
The Ps-4's not only looked good and performed beyond the Southern's expectations, they also had a remarkable sound about them as well. With the cylinder-cocks slightly open, the sanders on, No. 1374's "stack talk" was sharp, distinct and memorable. Throw in that low, melodious steamboat whistle and you have another reason to consider the Ps-4's one of a kind when speaking of the Pacific-type steam locomotive.
The Ps-4's made a lasting impression on those of us who saw them. Through photos plus No. 1401-the only surviving Ps-4 (which can be seen at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D. C.)-this lasting impression continues to captivate everyone who admires grace, beauty and power in a steam locomotive.
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