Southern Steam Feature for July 2020

This month’s steam subjects are on the Southern Railway at various locations:

Sou Rwy #1341 – Saluda Grade (Credit: W.H. Thrall – Tom Daspit Collection)

Sou Rwy #1380 – Atlanta, GA (Credit: Tom Daspit Collection)

Sou Rwy #1459 – Saluda Grade – 7/49 (Credit: Ed Bowers Collection)

Sou Rwy #1479 – Location Unknown (Credit: W.H. Thrall – Tom Daspit Collection)

Sou Rwy #4834 – Greenville, SC – 7/53 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Sou Rwy #4885 – Charlotte, NC – 5/6/46 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Sou Rwy #1205 – E. St. Louis, IL – 7/38 (Credit: Dennis Schmidt Collection)

Sou Rwy Steam – Kidsville, NC – En route to Scrapper – 11/3/52 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Photos courtesy of Richard Leonard’s Rail Archive and Fallen Flag Railroad Photos.

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Depot Doings: LaCrosse, IN / Benton Harbor, MI / Breckinridge, MI / Greenville, MI / Newaygo, MI / Barboursville, WV / Marlinton, WV

Featured Chesapeake & Ohio depots on the blog this month are those in Indiana, Michigan, and West Virginia:

• C&O Depot – LaCrosse, IN – 10/11/75
• C&O Depot – Benton Harbor, MI – 6/9/73
• C&O Depot – Breckinridge, MI – 5/81
• C&O Depot – Greenville, MI – 5/5/83
• C&O Depot – Newaygo, MI – 11/6/86
• C&O Depot – Barboursville, WV – 8/2/84
• C&O Depot – Marlinton, WV – 6/79

C&O Depot – LaCrosse, IN – 10/11/75 (Credit: Gary Stuebben)

C&O Depot – Benton Harbor, MI – 6/9/73 (Credit: John Strombeck)

C&O Depot – Breckinridge, MI – 5/81 (Credit: Dennis Schmidt)

C&O Depot – Greenville, MI – 5/5/83 (Credit: Dennis Schmidt)

C&O Depot – Newaygo, MI – 11/6/86 (Credit: Gary Stuebben)

C&O Depot – Barboursville, WV – 8/2/84 (Credit: Kermit Geary)

C&O Depot – Marlinton, WV – 6/79 (Credit: Gary Stuebben)

All photos courtesy of Old Time Trains.

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NEW! Southern Steam Feature

A new photo feature here at Rock on Trains will feature various types of steam locomotives from such railroads as the Southern, Louisville & Nashville, NC&StL and Central of Georgia. April’s Southern Steam subjects are on the Southern Railway at various locations:

• Sou Rwy No. 1341 – Saluda Grade – 1946
• Sou Rwy No. 1380 – Atlanta, GA – 7/47
• Sou Rwy No. 1459 – Saluda Grade – 7/49
• Sou Rwy No. 1479 – Location Unknown – 1946

Sou Rwy #1341 – Saluda Grade (Credit: W.H. Thrall – Tom Daspit Collection)

Sou Rwy #1380 – Atlanta, GA (Credit: Tom Daspit Collection)

Sou Rwy #1459 – Saluda Grade – 7/49 (Credit: Ed Bowers Collection)

Sou Rwy #1479 – Location Unknown (Credit: W.H. Thrall – Tom Daspit Collection)

Photos courtesy of www.railarchive.net.

• Sou Rwy No. 4834 – Greenville, SC – 7/53
• Sou Rwy No. 4885 – Charlotte, NC – 5/6/46
• Sou Rwy No. 1205 – E. St. Louis, IL – 7/38
• Sou Rwy Steam Enroute to Scrappers – Kidsville, NC – 11/3/52

Sou Rwy #4834 – Greenville, SC – 7/53 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Sou Rwy #4885 – Charlotte, NC – 5/6/46 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Sou Rwy #1205 – E. St. Louis, IL – 7/38 (Credit: Dennis Schmidt Collection)

Sou Rwy Steam – Kidsville, NC – En route to Scrapper – 11/3/52 (Credit: Howard Blackburn)

Photos courtesy of www.rr-fallenflags.org.

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Depot Doings: Greenville, AL / Florala, AL / Decatur, AL / Leeds, AL / Fayette, AL / Bessemer, AL

January’s featured depots include the L&N Railway at Greenville, AL (2007), Florala, AL (2004) and Decatur, AL (2007). The Southern Railway depots are at Leeds, AL (2008), Fayette, AL (2008) and Bessemer, AL (2008).

L&N Rwy Depot – Greenville, Alabama (Credit: Dale Burns)

L&N Rwy Depot – Florala, Alabama (Credit: Dale Burns)

L&N Rwy Depot – Decatur, Alabama (Credit: Dale Burns)

Sou Rwy Depot – Leeds, Alabama (Credit: Dale Burns)

Sou Rwy Depot – Fayette, Alabama (Credit: Dale Burns)

Sou Rwy Depot – Bessemer, Alabama (Credit: Dale Burns)

The L&N depot at Greenville, AL was restored in 1995 and currently houses a museum. The depot at Florala, AL was built in 1902; it has been restored and currently houses the Florala Historical Museum. The depot at Decatur, AL has fallen into disrepair and appears to be abandoned. The Southern Railway depot at Leeds, AL was built in 1884 for the Georgia-Pacific Railway; it is undergoing restoration today. The depot at Fayette, AL has been restored, and its current use is not known. The depot at Bessemer, AL was built in 1916; it has been restored and is currently the home for the Bessemer Hall of History.

Images courtesy of Dale Burns (alabamarailpics.com).

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