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722 was used on Southern's [[Murphy Branch]] to pull logging trains between [[Murphy, North Carolina]] and [[Asheville, North Carolina]] until its retirement in the 1950s.<ref>[http://www.asheville.com/news/steam722.html|Steam Engine Number "722" Returning Home to WNC and Back to Service.]</ref> In December of that decade, 722 and sister locomotive, [[Southern Railway 630|630]], were purchased by the [[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad]] and renumbered 208 and 207 respectively. In December 1967, |
722 was used on Southern's [[Murphy Branch]] to pull logging trains between [[Murphy, North Carolina]] and [[Asheville, North Carolina]] until its retirement in the 1950s.<ref>[http://www.asheville.com/news/steam722.html|Steam Engine Number "722" Returning Home to WNC and Back to Service.]</ref> In December of that decade, 722 and sister locomotive, [[Southern Railway 630|630]], were purchased by the [[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad]] and renumbered 208 and 207 respectively. In December 1967, the Ks-1 sisters were traded back to the Southern for use in their steam excursion program and reverted to their former identities in return for a pair of former [[Central of Georgia Railway|Central of Georgia]] [[Alco RS3]]s.<ref name="Wrinn2000pp19-20">{{Harvnb|Wrinn|2000|pp=19-20}}.</ref> |
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The locomotives headed main line excursion trains over the entire Southern system until 1978, they were both leased to the [[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]] (TVRM) in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]].<ref name="Wrinn2000p57">{{Harvnb|Wrinn|2000|p=57}}.</ref> In 1992, 722 was moved from Southern's successor [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] to Asheville, North Carolina to be on display where it had been used in revenue freight service a long time ago.<ref name="Wrinn2000p57">{{Harvnb|Wrinn|2000|p=57}}.</ref> |
The locomotives headed main line excursion trains over the entire Southern system until 1978, they were both leased to the [[Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum]] (TVRM) in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]].<ref name="Wrinn2000p57">{{Harvnb|Wrinn|2000|p=57}}.</ref> In 1992, 722 was moved from Southern's successor [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] to Asheville, North Carolina to be on display where it had been used in revenue freight service a long time ago.<ref name="Wrinn2000p57">{{Harvnb|Wrinn|2000|p=57}}.</ref> |
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Southern Railway 722 is a steam locomotive built in September 1904 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for Southern Railway. It is a 2-8-0 Consolidation of the railroad's Ks-1 class.
History
722 was used on Southern's Murphy Branch to pull logging trains between Murphy, North Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina until its retirement in the 1950s.[2] In December of that decade, 722 and sister locomotive, 630, were purchased by the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad and renumbered 208 and 207 respectively. In December 1967, the Ks-1 sisters were traded back to the Southern for use in their steam excursion program and reverted to their former identities in return for a pair of former Central of Georgia Alco RS3s.[3]
The locomotives headed main line excursion trains over the entire Southern system until 1978, they were both leased to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[4] In 1992, 722 was moved from Southern's successor Norfolk Southern to Asheville, North Carolina to be on display where it had been used in revenue freight service a long time ago.[4]
2000-Present
Sister 630, which had been on loan to TVRM, was finally donated to the museum in 1998 by Norfolk Southern.[5] While 722 was purchased by the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR) in December 2000.[5] GSMR has plans to restore the locomotive, but it remains disassembled outside their Dillsboro, North Carolina workshop area.[citation needed] In addition, the cost for 722's restoration is $700,000.[6]
References
- ^ Once the 1702 & 722 trains are restored, what operational changes do you plan on making?
- ^ Engine Number "722" Returning Home to WNC and Back to Service.
- ^ Wrinn 2000, pp. 19–20.
- ^ a b Wrinn 2000, p. 57.
- ^ a b Wrinn 2000, p. 109.
- ^ "Fellow Steam Patrons and Railroad Fans". Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. August 9, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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- Ferrell, Mallory Hope (1991). Tweetsie Country. Johnson City, TN: The Overmountain Press. ISBN 0-932807-58-5.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)[page needed] - Wrinn, Jim (2000), Steam's Camelot: Southern and Norfolk Southern Excursions in Color (1st ed.), TLC Publishing, ISBN 1-883089-56-5
- Tillotson, Curt, Jr. (2005). Southern Railway Steam Trains, Volume 2 - Freight. Forest, VA: TLC Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-9766201-5-4.
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External links
- Southern Railway Steam Program HawkinsRails.net
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