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Passenger Trains of the South Before Amtrak
A colorful and diverse group of railroads operated passenger trains in the South that ranged from speedy limiteds like the Panama Limited and Silver Meteor to regional and branchline services.
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Photo ID: 868635

Seaboard Baldwin DRS6-4-1500 baby-face styling numbers 2700-2702 operated mostly on Florida secondary runs. Zipping along at 65MPH, train 8 with #2700 is near Coleman, Florida on this November ... (more)

Railroad: Seaboard Air Line
Locomotive: Baldwin DRS6-4-1500
Location: Coleman, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: SAL 2700
Train ID: SAL 8
Photo Date: November 24, 1962


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Oct 11, 2024

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Photo ID: 867561

Seaboard Coast Line E6(A) 522 (Shovel nose) leading the SouthWind and L&N E7(A) 791 heads train 15, both being refueled and watered at the Louisville Union Station on April 04, 1967. Photo by L... (more)

Railroad: Seaboard Coast Line
Locomotive: EMD E6(A)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Locomotive #: SCL 522
Train ID: SouthWind
Photo Date: April 04, 1967


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Sep 28, 2024

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Photo ID: 866624

The"Nancy Hawks" was a popular Central of Georgia and later Southern Railway passenger train in Georgia. Running a distance of 294 miles between Atlanta and Savannah. It was named after a race... (more)

Railroad: Central of Georgia
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: CofG 805
Train ID: Nancy Hawks
Photo Date: April 10, 1955


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Sep 17, 2024

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Photo ID: 851564

The C&O 4008 leads the Georgia Washington at Lee Hall, eighteen miles out of Newport News. We are now following the C&O on its westerly course paralleling the James River to Richmond, VA on Se... (more)

Railroad: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Lee Hall, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: CO 4008
Train ID: C&O George Washington
Photo Date: September 26, 1964


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Feb 13, 2024

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Photo ID: 850778

One of the few occasions I got out of my technical school to do some railfanning. Here the "Crescent" is on its way to New Orleans back when it went by the multi-road route. Shows how ... (more)

Railroad: Georgia Railroad
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: GARR 1003
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: 1965


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By: Carl Lehman

Added: Feb 01, 2024

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Photo ID: 792927

L&N #9 “Pan American” with L&N 786 leading at Louisville Union Station.

Railroad: Louisville & Nashville
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Locomotive #: LN 786
Train ID: LN #9
Photo Date: April, 1969


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By: Linton F. Moss Collection

Added: Jan 17, 2022

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Photo ID: 782785

A pair of RF&P E8A's 1009-1014 on the point of train 375 pauses at Alexandria station before continuing south to Richmond on March 01, 1971. Two railroads, the Southern Railway and the C&O opera... (more)

Railroad: Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: RFP 1009
Train ID: RFP 375
Photo Date: March 01, 1971


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Sep 23, 2021

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Photo ID: 781770

The Piedmont loads passengers at Kemper Street, with the usual cut of intermodal tacked on the rear of the train.

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: Sou 6137
Train ID: Piedmont
Photo Date: August 15, 1975


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By: David Harris

Added: Sep 11, 2021

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Photo ID: 777637

Railroad: Louisville & Nashville
Locomotive: Alco RS-3
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Locomotive #: LN 138
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1968


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By: Linton F. Moss Collection

Added: Jul 25, 2021

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Photo ID: 774975

The Piedmont - with its usual cut of pigs on the rear - makes its station stop at Lynchburg.

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: Sou 6137
Train ID: Sou 5
Photo Date: August 15, 1975


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By: David Harris

Added: Jun 21, 2021

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Photo ID: 771205

Two Seaboard E7(A)'s 3047 and 3034 leading a southbound mail and express train through Chester south of Richmond, Virginia in April 1967. Photo from my collection, Photo by Wiley Bryan.

Railroad: Seaboard Air Line
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SAL 3047
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1967


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: May 07, 2021

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Photo ID: 768778

The southbound Seaboard "Silver Star" rolls through Chester, Virginia behind E7(A) 3046, E7(A) 3035 and E8(A) 3051. From my slide collection, Photographer Wiley Bryan.

Railroad: Seaboard Air Line
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Chester, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SAL 3046
Train ID: Silver Star
Photo Date: April 01, 1966


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Apr 11, 2021

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Photo ID: 741512

Pennsylvania Railroad E8(A) 4303 leads Atlantic Coast Line train 16 The Southwind near Lexington, Kentucky on October 28,1967. Photo from my collection, no photographer information on slide.

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 4303
Train ID: ACL 16
Photo Date: October 28, 1967


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Jul 06, 2020

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Photo ID: 730357

Frisco (SLSF) FP-7 5047, a baggage car, a baggage-RPO, a coach, and a sleeper for forwarding to St. Louis on the METEOR make up the standard consist. From my collection, Photo by Louis A. Marre... (more)

Railroad: Frisco
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Locomotive #: SLSF 5047
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July, 1964


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By: Roger Lalonde

Added: Mar 28, 2020

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Photo ID: 729197

Southern Railway’s train 6, the northbound Piedmont, prepares to depart Charlotte, North Carolina, on a gloomy July 3, 1976. A pair of FP7s, SOU 6146 and 6143, were easily able to handle... (more)

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP7
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 6146
Train ID: SOU 6
Photo Date: July 03, 1976


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By: Douglas G. Walker

Added: Mar 18, 2020

Views: 9,344
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