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SOU 4-6-2 #64XX - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #64XX - Southern Rwy
Description:  A 1923 Pacific-type loco heads up a long string of passenger cars. The loco number is not quite clear enough to read other than the first two digits. Still a sharp looking action shot. Specifics - Ps-4 class, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x28" cylinders, tractive effort of 47,535 lb, engine weight of 300,000 lb. No location, date or photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  8/1/1945  Upload Date: 11/1/2014 9:17:28 PM
Location:  Unknown, GA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 64XX(4-6-2)
Views:  925   Comments: 1
A Southern Railway Double-headed Excursion
Title:  A Southern Railway Double-headed Excursion
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1971  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 7:20:42 PM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 722(2-8-0) SOU 750(4-6-2)
Views:  2266   Comments: 1
A Doubleheaded Southern Railway's Excusion
Title:  A Doubleheaded Southern Railway's Excusion
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1971  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 7:20:43 PM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 722(2-8-0) SOU 750(4-6-2)
Views:  2065   Comments: 1
Southern Railway's 722 and 750
Title:  Southern Railway's 722 and 750
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1971  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 7:20:44 PM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 722(2-8-0) SOU 750(4-6-2)
Views:  2003   Comments: 1
A Beauty
Title:  A Beauty
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/1971  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 7:20:46 PM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 750(4-6-2)
Views:  1078   Comments: 0
Southern Railway 722 and 750 Double  Head an Excursion
Title:  Southern Railway 722 and 750 Double Head an Excursion
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/12/1971  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 7:20:43 PM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 722(2-8-0) SOU 750(4-6-2)
Views:  1861   Comments: 0
Southern Railway 750
Title:  Southern Railway 750
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/12/1971  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 7:20:47 PM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 750(4-6-2)
Views:  1152   Comments: 0
Southern 722 and 750
Title:  Southern 722 and 750
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/1971  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 7:20:45 PM
Location:  Alexandria, VA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 722(2-8-0) SOU 750(4-6-2)
Views:  3236   Comments: 0
Southern Railway's 722 and 750 Pull an Excursion
Title:  Southern Railway's 722 and 750 Pull an Excursion
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/25/1971  Upload Date: 5/9/2007 7:20:46 PM
Location:  Quantico, VA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 722(2-8-0) SOU 750(4-6-2)
Views:  2296   Comments: 1
LOCO? in this one I need help with what type of Engines 1210 and 1215 are
Title:  LOCO? in this one I need help with what type of Engines 1210 and 1215 are
Description:  LOCO? in this one I need help with what type of Engines 1210 and 1215 are.
Photo Date:  8/1/1957  Upload Date: 7/1/2011 6:34:54 PM
Location:  Spencer, NC
Author:  C.T. Bruce Collection
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Yard,Steam,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1210(4-6-2) SOU 1215(4-6-2) SOU 4122(FTA)
Views:  1489   Comments: 2
SOU 4-6-2 #1231 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #1231 - Southern Rwy
Description:  Nice example of the 1905 Alco-Richmond built 4-6-2 Pacific caught her at East St Louis, IL, yard by an unknown photographer. Specs - class P, 72 1/2" drivers, 22 psi boiler pressure, 22x28" cylinders, engine weight of 219,500 lb, tractive effort of 34,955 lb. Later the class was superheated and larger cylinders installed. All in the class were retired by 1951.
Photo Date:  6/27/1939  Upload Date: 7/10/2017 7:16:24 AM
Location:  East St Louis, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1231(4-6-2)
Views:  435   Comments: 0
SOU 4-6-2 #1264 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #1264 - Southern Rwy
Description:  This 1911 Alco-Richmond Pacific type locomotive sits in an unknown yard" The date on the photo is being used as the photo date.
Photo Date:  8/1/1950  Upload Date: 8/26/2013 8:37:34 AM
Location:  unknown, SC
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1264(4-6-2)
Views:  626   Comments: 1
SOU 1366
Title:  SOU 1366
Description:  Photographer unknown-Location unknown-Date not accurate-Collection of David Stewart
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 1/19/2009 3:25:27 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1366(4-6-2)
Views:  1267   Comments: 0
SOU #1366
Title:  SOU #1366
Description:  The last surviving bit.
Photo Date:  5/31/2014  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 10:35:20 PM
Location:  Spencer, NC
Author:  Victoria Broskie
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1366(4-6-2)
Views:  325   Comments: 0
"Poppet-Valve Pacific," Page 68, 1941
Title:  "Poppet-Valve Pacific," Page 68, 1941
Description:  Here is page four of a four-page article entitled "Poppet-Valve Pacific." It was published originally in the October 1941 issue of "Railroad" magazine, page 68. This article concerns the installation and testing of poppet valves on Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5399, a K-4S (4-6-2) "Pacific" built in Juniata during August of 1924 and retired in November of 1953 after 29 years of faithful service.
Photo Date:  10/1/1941  Upload Date: 2/13/2018 3:53:44 AM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 5399(4-6-2) SOU 1380(4-6-2)
Views:  551   Comments: 0
SOU 4-6-2 #1380 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #1380 - Southern Rwy
Description:  Really sharp looking, streamlined Pacific built by Alco in 1923 leading a doubleheading of passenger cars. Specifics - Ps-4 class, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x28" cylinders, tractive effort of 47,535 lb, engine weight of 300,000 lb. No location, date or photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  8/1/1945  Upload Date: 11/1/2014 9:15:07 PM
Location:  Unknown, GA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1380(4-6-2)
Views:  754   Comments: 2
SOU 4-6-2 #1381 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #1381 - Southern Rwy
Description:  A 1923 Alco Pacific sits with a head of steam in an unknown location. Specifics - Ps-4 class, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x28" cylinders, tractive effort of 47,535 lb, engine weight of 300,000 lb. No location, date or photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  8/1/1945  Upload Date: 11/1/2014 9:15:25 PM
Location:  Unknown, GA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1381(4-6-2)
Views:  532   Comments: 0
SOU 4-6-2 #1394 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #1394 - Southern Rwy
Description:  With a full load of coal and a string of passenger cars behind, this 1926 Alco Pacific is ready to roll. Specifics - Ps-4 class, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x28" cylinders, tractive effort of 47,535 lb, engine weight of 300,000 lb. No location, date or photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  8/1/1945  Upload Date: 11/1/2014 9:15:44 PM
Location:  Unknown, GA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1394(4-6-2)
Views:  711   Comments: 0
SOU 1397
Title:  SOU 1397
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1942  Upload Date: 7/3/2007 10:17:03 PM
Location:  Charlotte, NC
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 1397(4-6-2)
Views:  1408   Comments: 1
SOU 1401, PS-4, #1 of 2, 1971
Title:  SOU 1401, PS-4, #1 of 2, 1971
Description:  Vintage. Here is the first of two original photos that I took at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, in December of 1971. Shown here is Southern Railways engine #1401, a PS-4 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the American Locomotive Company in July of 1926 and retired in 1952 after 26 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  12/29/1971  Upload Date: 4/14/2024 8:31:04 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
SOU 1401, PS-4, #2 of 2, 1971
Title:  SOU 1401, PS-4, #2 of 2, 1971
Description:  Vintage. Here is the second of two original photos that I took at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, in December of 1971. Shown here is Southern Railways engine #1401, a PS-4 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the American Locomotive Company in July of 1926 and retired in 1952 after 26 years of revenue service.
Photo Date:  12/29/1971  Upload Date: 4/14/2024 8:33:21 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
The real thing
Title:  The real thing
Description:  The Smithsonian moved this Pacific, a Southern PS class engine, inside for display. It was a little too big for the case.
Photo Date:  8/22/1976  Upload Date: 5/4/2016 4:18:27 AM
Location:  Washington DC, DC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  763   Comments: 0
SOU 1401
Title:  SOU 1401
Description:  In the Smithsonian Museum
Photo Date:  4/1/1983  Upload Date: 10/11/2006 9:07:41 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Terry Terrance
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  876   Comments: 0
Southern model
Title:  Southern model
Description:  This brass model of a Southern Ps 4 was on display. They really like that engine there, the 1401.
Photo Date:  6/15/1986  Upload Date: 5/13/2016 5:16:45 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Model,Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
Just a blur
Title:  Just a blur
Description:  As noted in a previous caption, they like the Ps 4s at the Smithsonian. This one is an HO model, running on a layout at the museum. The blur is partly a train too fast for the shutter speed in low light, partly because its moving.
Photo Date:  6/15/1986  Upload Date: 5/13/2016 5:23:10 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Model,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
Rolling hard
Title:  Rolling hard
Description:  This Smithsonian model of a Southern pacific rolls toward the camera in a blur.
Photo Date:  6/15/1986  Upload Date: 5/19/2016 5:05:35 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Model,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
Southern Railway 1401
Title:  Southern Railway 1401
Description:  Southern Railway class Ps-4 1401 Pacific. The 4-6-2 was built by Alco in 1926 and retired in 1952. On display at Transportation Hall at the Smithsonian Museum of American History.
Photo Date:  12/19/1992  Upload Date: 3/13/2018 8:57:18 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Andrew Lisowski
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  1063   Comments: 1
SOU 1401 on Display
Title:  SOU 1401 on Display
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/1/2004  Upload Date: 1/23/2014 1:48:56 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  973   Comments: 0
SOU 1401
Title:  SOU 1401
Description:  Southern Railway 4-6-2 1401 at the Smithsonian.
Photo Date:  6/12/2005  Upload Date: 4/13/2006 8:13:33 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Jonathon Leese
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  1124   Comments: 0
SOU 1401 at the Smithsonian
Title:  SOU 1401 at the Smithsonian
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/14/2005  Upload Date: 10/14/2005 9:57:29 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  John J. Poshepny
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  730   Comments: 1
Southern 1401
Title:  Southern 1401
Description:  At Smithsonian US History
Photo Date:  4/23/2010  Upload Date: 5/11/2010 9:04:36 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  J d
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
Southern 1401
Title:  Southern 1401
Description:  Wheels and drivers
Photo Date:  4/23/2010  Upload Date: 5/11/2010 9:05:45 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  J d
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  945   Comments: 0
Southern 1401
Title:  Southern 1401
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/23/2010  Upload Date: 5/11/2010 9:06:19 AM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  J d
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  1742   Comments: 0
Southern 1401 at the American History Museum
Title:  Southern 1401 at the American History Museum
Description:  Southern 1401 at the American History Museum
Photo Date:  4/21/2011  Upload Date: 4/24/2011 1:19:12 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Rob DelPrato
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  1494   Comments: 0
SOU 1401
Title:  SOU 1401
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/7/2011  Upload Date: 5/8/2011 5:50:23 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Brandon Kaback
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
SOU 1401
Title:  SOU 1401
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/15/2012  Upload Date: 4/16/2012 6:05:05 PM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Jonah P
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
SOU 1401
Title:  SOU 1401
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/8/2012  Upload Date: 6/9/2012 11:35:40 AM
Location:  Washington D.C., DC
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  537   Comments: 0
SOU 1401
Title:  SOU 1401
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/21/2012  Upload Date: 7/23/2012 7:47:50 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Ramon M
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
SOU 1401
Title:  SOU 1401
Description:  No. 1401 was built in 1926 and is one of 64 locomotives of its class (Ps-4) that ran on the Southern Railway from the mid-1920s until the early 1950s. A flagship locomotive of "the Southern", the 1401 rolled on the Charlotte Division, between Greenville, South Carolina, and Salisbury, North Carolina. In April of 1945, the 1401 pulled President Franklin Roosevelt's funeral train on part of its journey to Washington DC. Retired in 1952, the 1401 came to the Smithsonian in 1961.
Photo Date:  10/3/2016  Upload Date: 10/5/2016 10:13:18 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Ben Kranefeld
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  647   Comments: 1
Southern 1401
Title:  Southern 1401
Description:  An engine that many of us would love to see run.
Photo Date:  1/7/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 8:26:43 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Jonathan Hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  473   Comments: 0
Southern 1401
Title:  Southern 1401
Description:  The best looking steam locomotive in the United States
Photo Date:  4/18/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 10:38:42 PM
Location:  Washington, DC
Author:  Jonathan Hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1401(4-6-2)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
SOU 4-6-2 #1403 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #1403 - Southern Rwy
Description:  Standing at the Atlanta station is this 1926 Alco built Pacific. Specifics - Ps-4 class, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x28" cylinders, tractive effort of 47,535 lb, engine weight of 300,000 lb. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1936  Upload Date: 11/1/2014 9:16:05 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1403(4-6-2)
Views:  661   Comments: 0
SOU 1404
Title:  SOU 1404
Description:  Date unknown. 4-6-2 built by Richmond in 1926. Const. #66891. Retired 2/52. Back of the photo says Jonesboro, Tenn, Alligator type crosshead guide.
Photo Date:  1/1/1926  Upload Date: 12/28/2006 8:03:40 PM
Location:  Jonesborough, TN
Author:  Robert Duncan Sr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 1404(4-6-2)
Views:  1682   Comments: 1
SOU 4-6-2 #1404 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #1404 - Southern Rwy
Description:  Photo showing the 1928 Alco-Richmond built Pacific passing by a tower. Unfortunately, no location, date or photographer was listed for this photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1935  Upload Date: 1/23/2016 11:13:01 AM
Location:  Unknown, VA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1404(4-6-2)
Views:  442   Comments: 0
SOU 1404
Title:  SOU 1404
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1940  Upload Date: 7/3/2007 10:17:04 PM
Location:  Unknown, US
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 1404(4-6-2)
Views:  1287   Comments: 1
SOU 4-6-2 #6482 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #6482 - Southern Rwy
Description:  Classic action shot on a trestle of a 1926 Alco-Richmond built Pacific. This group of Pacifics introduced the iconic green and gold trim paint scheme on Southern locos. Specifics - Ps-4 class, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x28" cylinders, tractive effort of 47,535 lb, engine weight of 300,000 lb. No location, date or photographer listed.
Photo Date:  8/1/1945  Upload Date: 11/1/2014 9:17:10 PM
Location:  Unknown, GA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 6482(4-6-2)
Views:  510   Comments: 1
SOU 6482
Title:  SOU 6482
Description:  Photographer unknown-Location unknown-Date not accurate-Collection of David Stewart
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 1/19/2009 3:24:55 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SOU 6482(4-6-2)
Views:  1252   Comments: 1
Southern Ry 6678
Title:  Southern Ry 6678
Description:  Southern Railway (AGS) 6678 departs New Orleans Terminal Station with Train #44 most likely, date unknown
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 11/23/2017 7:24:54 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Frank C. Phillips
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 6678(4-6-2)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
Southern Ry 6679
Title:  Southern Ry 6679
Description:  Southern Railway (AGS) 6679 arrives at Southerns Terminal Station in New Orleans, date unknown
Photo Date:  1/1/1950  Upload Date: 11/23/2017 7:26:24 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  Frank C. Phillips
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOU 6679(4-6-2)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
SOU 4-6-2 #6691 - Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-6-2 #6691 - Southern Rwy
Description:  A 1926 Alco-Richmond built Pacific barrels down the track with its varnish in tow in this unknown location. Specifics - Ps-4 class, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x28" cylinders, tractive effort of 47,535 lb, engine weight of 300,000 lb. No location, date or photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  8/1/1945  Upload Date: 11/1/2014 9:17:48 PM
Location:  Unknown, GA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 6691(4-6-2)
Views:  439   Comments: 1


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