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Viewing Album:  The Southern Railway
 
By:Brian Hill
Dates:1/1/1982 - 1/1/1985
Album Info:Some of my older shots when it was just Southern...no Norfolk
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The Best Friend
Title:  The Best Friend
Description:  A SR replica of "The Best Friend" gives rides in Tryon..Note the dress of the train crew!
Photo Date:  4/1/1981  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 11:18:35 PM
Location:  Tryon, NC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Views:  536   Comments: 2
Exhibit Car
Title:  Exhibit Car
Description:  A shot of the SR exhibit car taken from "The Best Friend" replica in Tryon, NC....date is just a guess
Photo Date:  4/1/1981  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 11:23:42 PM
Location:  Tryon, NC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Views:  372   Comments: 1
Retro SR
Title:  Retro SR
Description:  Lots of old goodies here...Westbound train in Tryon...SR Caboose...And SR exhibit Car...Wow
Photo Date:  4/1/1981  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 11:14:04 PM
Location:  Tryon, NC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Views:  453   Comments: 0
Tryon, NC
Title:  Tryon, NC
Description:  The SR "A & S Man" heads west through Tryon, NC as the SR Exhibit car sits in a siding for tours
Photo Date:  4/1/1981  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 11:08:02 PM
Location:  Tryon, NC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 3245(SD40-2)
Views:  923   Comments: 1
Workhorse
Title:  Workhorse
Description:  I photographed this derrick sometime back in the early '80's...possibly Asheville, NC
Photo Date:  1/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:33 PM
Location:  Asheville, NC
Author:  Brian Hill
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  467   Comments: 0
SOU 5067
Title:  SOU 5067
Description:  A SR GP38-2 sits in the yard in Greenville, SC in FEB, 1982....I finally wrote one down!
Photo Date:  2/1/1982  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 11:29:43 PM
Location:  Greenville, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 5067(GP38-2)
Views:  543   Comments: 3
Southern Railway 2809
Title:  Southern Railway 2809
Description:  An SR GP38 sits on the "sand track" at Hayne Yard in Spartanburg, SC
Photo Date:  2/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:39 PM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Views:  614   Comments: 0
Looking Ahead...Looking South!
Title:  Looking Ahead...Looking South!
Description:  An SR GP38-2 stares ahead in Greenville, SC's yard.
Photo Date:  2/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:38 PM
Location:  Greenville, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 5067(GP38-2)
Views:  501   Comments: 1
2716
Title:  2716
Description:  Beautiful, ain't she? 2716 sits at Toccoa, GA...April, 1982
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:37 PM
Location:  Toccoa, GA
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 2716(2-8-4)
Views:  2277   Comments: 2
Southern Railway 2716-Head On
Title:  Southern Railway 2716-Head On
Description:  A head on shot of SR steam engine 2716 in Toccoa, GA...April, 1982
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:33 PM
Location:  Toccoa, GA
Author:  Brian Hill
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Views:  1021   Comments: 1
2716 Smokebox Inspection
Title:  2716 Smokebox Inspection
Description:  Bill Purdie and crew inspect the smokebox on 2716 in Toccoa, GA April, 1982
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:34 PM
Location:  Toccoa, GA
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 2716(2-8-4)
Views:  1140   Comments: 1
Beautiful Face
Title:  Beautiful Face
Description:  The beautiful face of SR steam engine 2716...Toccoa, GA...April, 1982
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:35 PM
Location:  Toccoa, GA
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 2716(2-8-4)
Views:  857   Comments: 0
Fueling....
Title:  Fueling....
Description:  A clamshell loads the tender for SR 2716 in Toccoa, GA...April, 1982
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:38 PM
Location:  Toccoa, GA
Author:  Brian Hill
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Views:  1222   Comments: 0
Workin'!! in Chattanooga
Title:  Workin'!! in Chattanooga
Description:  A local crew watches SR 2716 steam excursion pass by the yard in Chattanooga, TN...Taken from the vestibule.
Photo Date:  4/15/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:36 PM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 2711(GP35)
Views:  1491   Comments: 2
Changes.....
Title:  Changes.....
Description:  That's me in the vestibule of an SR coach being pulled by 2716....Atlanta-Chattanooga....Over 23 years ago! Sigh....
Photo Date:  4/15/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2005 11:54:36 PM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Brian Hill
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Views:  534   Comments: 0
2716 Runby
Title:  2716 Runby
Description:  SR 2716 performs its runby in 1983 during a roundtrip excursion from Atlanta to Chattanooga
Photo Date:  4/1/1983  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 10:47:22 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 2716(2-8-4)
Views:  784   Comments: 1
Bay Window Caboose
Title:  Bay Window Caboose
Description:  SR Bay Window Caboose in the Chattanooga Yard...Complete with the solar panels....
Photo Date:  4/1/1983  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 11:02:13 PM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Brian Hill
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  689   Comments: 0
SOU 1112
Title:  SOU 1112
Description:  SR SW7 in the Chattanooga Yard, April/1983...Hmmm..Possibly in Asheville, NC...Not sure....
Photo Date:  4/1/1983  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 10:57:52 PM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 1112(SW7)
Views:  645   Comments: 0
SOU 2631
Title:  SOU 2631
Description:  A SR GP30 in the Chattanooga Yard, April/1983
Photo Date:  4/1/1983  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 10:53:36 PM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 2631(GP30)
Views:  518   Comments: 0
Belmont Coal Train
Title:  Belmont Coal Train
Description:  The Eastbound Belmont coal drag head end arrives at Hayne Yard in 1985..exact date unknown
Photo Date:  1/1/1985  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 10:22:36 PM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 3111(SD45) SOU 3214(SD40-2)
Views:  1489   Comments: 1
Belmont Slaves
Title:  Belmont Slaves
Description:  The slave units of the Belmont coal drag arrive at Hayne Yard in 1985..exact date unknown
Photo Date:  1/1/1985  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 10:25:45 PM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 3264(SD40-2) SOU 3203(SD40-2)
Views:  1134   Comments: 2
Changes
Title:  Changes
Description:  As Bob Dylan said....The times, they are a changin'....Hayne Yard sometime in 1985
Photo Date:  1/1/1985  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 10:30:53 PM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 5055(GP38-2) NS 5102(GP38-2)
Views:  704   Comments: 4
Changes 2
Title:  Changes 2
Description:  Another shot of what was....and what was to be.....Hayne Yard, sometime in 1985
Photo Date:  1/1/1985  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 10:35:33 PM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
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Locomotives:  SOU 5055(GP38-2) NS 5102(GP38-2)
Views:  720   Comments: 1
Special Southern Boxcar
Title:  Special Southern Boxcar
Description:  I saw in a video once where Southern Railway built these cars specifically for carrying tobacco to market. Built 1962.
Photo Date:  5/19/2006  Upload Date: 5/21/2006 11:16:32 AM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1681   Comments: 1
Southern Bulkhead Flatcar
Title:  Southern Bulkhead Flatcar
Description:  The builders plate on this car shows that it was built in 1928
Photo Date:  5/19/2006  Upload Date: 5/21/2006 11:56:15 AM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brian Hill
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  458   Comments: 1
6000 Tired, Old Horses
Title:  6000 Tired, Old Horses
Description:  Not suwe if these units ever actually got to 6000 HP, but still worn and tired nonetheless.
Photo Date:  12/29/2007  Upload Date: 12/29/2007 2:59:32 PM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Bribn Hill
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Locomotives:  CSX 612(AC60CW)
Views:  279   Comments: 1

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