Re: Roswell RR locomotive roster - ng and sg w/photos
| November 12, 2012 12:10PM |
Roswell RR #1 - 0-4-0T 36” - National Locomotive Works (Dawson & Bailey) - 6-1871 c/n 170
9x14 cylinders, 9 tons
Painesville & Youngstown #1
Roswell Railroad #1[1881]
Roswell RR #815/Southern Railway N815 - 0-6-0t 36” - Baldwin - 5-1878 c/n 4321
On line by 1894,
Washington City, Virginia Midland & Great Southern, #1 “FRANKLIN” []
Southern Iron & Equipment []
Roswell Railroad, 815 []
Southern Railway, N815 [1906]
Franklin & Pittsylvania Railroad, 1, VA []
Fitzhugh Lumber Co., Auburn, SC []
SI&E, 516 []
Tilghman Lumber Co #5 / Mullins Lumber Co. (dual ownership), Mullins, SC, 5 [1.31.1908]
From Baldwin and National builder's records and Southern Iron & Equipment records.
N815 Builder's drawing
Only known photo of N815 in operation. Engineer I. Roberts. The train is running northbound to Roswell (or maybe switching in Dunwoody). The locomotives always pointed towards Chamblee (south). Photo from Henry Wing - direct descendent of Ike Roberts.
Two Known Standard gauge locomotives on the Roswell Branch of Southern Railway. They are the 1300 series 4-6-0's.
An unknown 1300 class 4-6-0 pulling a short train on the Roswell Branch.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/13/2012 04:46PM by dougvv.
9x14 cylinders, 9 tons
Painesville & Youngstown #1
Roswell Railroad #1[1881]
Roswell RR #815/Southern Railway N815 - 0-6-0t 36” - Baldwin - 5-1878 c/n 4321
On line by 1894,
Washington City, Virginia Midland & Great Southern, #1 “FRANKLIN” []
Southern Iron & Equipment []
Roswell Railroad, 815 []
Southern Railway, N815 [1906]
Franklin & Pittsylvania Railroad, 1, VA []
Fitzhugh Lumber Co., Auburn, SC []
SI&E, 516 []
Tilghman Lumber Co #5 / Mullins Lumber Co. (dual ownership), Mullins, SC, 5 [1.31.1908]
From Baldwin and National builder's records and Southern Iron & Equipment records.
N815 Builder's drawing
Only known photo of N815 in operation. Engineer I. Roberts. The train is running northbound to Roswell (or maybe switching in Dunwoody). The locomotives always pointed towards Chamblee (south). Photo from Henry Wing - direct descendent of Ike Roberts.
Two Known Standard gauge locomotives on the Roswell Branch of Southern Railway. They are the 1300 series 4-6-0's.
An unknown 1300 class 4-6-0 pulling a short train on the Roswell Branch.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/13/2012 04:46PM by dougvv.
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