All in a row...Southern 542 2-8-0, Seaboard Air Line 544 2-10-0, Atlantic Coast Line 1031 4-6-0, and N&W 611 4-8-4, at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer.

The 1903 Baldwin built Consolidation sits looking fine in the roundhouse at the Spencer Shops. The 542 is no stranger to the Spencer Shops, having had it's maintenance and repairs performed here ... (more)

Southern served the South!

It is a fact that more 2-8-0 "Consolidations" were built than any other wheel arrangement and the Southern utilized many in several unique classes, small to lar... (more)

The face of Southern Railway 2-8-0 number 542, which currently resides at the NC Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC.

Southern Railway #542: The locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1903. This 2-8-0 Consolidation operated in North Carolina on the Southern Railway around Statesville and Winston-... (more)

2-8-0 steam locomotive #542 at N.C.T.M. Rail Days 2011.

Volunteers are painting the smokebox of the 542. This 1903 built consolidation is undergoing a cosmetic restoration. One look inside the smokebox door, and it's easy to see that this old girl is... (more)