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Southern Railway 630
Southern Railway 630, in operation, posing at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Grand Junction Station.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company (Richmond Works)[1]
Serial number28446[1]
Build dateFebruary 1904[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.56 in (1.422 m)[1]
Adhesive weight192,000 lb (87,000 kg)
Loco weight214,000 lb (97,000 kg)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.38 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size24 in × 30 in (610 mm × 762 mm)[1]
Valve gearSouthern
Performance figures
Tractive effort46,700 lbf (208 kN)
Factor of adh.4.11
Career
OperatorsSouthern Railway
ClassKs-1
Numbers
  • SOU 630
  • ET&WNC 207
Retired1952 (revenue)
1989 (excursion)[2]
Restored1968 (1st restoration)
2011 (2nd restoration)
Current ownerTennessee Valley Railroad Museum
DispositionOperational

Southern Railway 630 (commonly referred to as Southern 630) is a 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotive built in February 1904 by the Richmond Works of the American Locomotive Company for the Southern Railway as a member of the Ks-1 Consolidation class.[1]

History

The locomotive was put into local and branch line service in Knoxville, Tennessee by Southern Railway and moved to Asheville, North Carolina to run on the Murphy Branch until it was retired from revenue freight service in 1952.[2] In November of that year, 630 was purchased along with sister engine 722, by the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC) and were both renumbered to 207 and 208 respectively.[3][2][1]

In December 1967, 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][1] 630 and 722 pulled many excursion trains for Southern until replaced by larger steam engines to pull the longer and heavier excursion trains in 1978 and 1980.[4][2] After that, Southern loaned 630 and 722 to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) in Chattanooga, Tennessee until they were both taken out of service for their boiler ticket certificate and sat on display at the museum.[4][2]

1999-present

630 being restored to operating condition in June 2010.

In 1999, Southern's successor Norfolk Southern (NS) donated 630 to TVRM and entered their restoration shop (now Soule Shops) for a thorough ten year restoration.[5] The locomotive returned to regular service in March 2011 and is participating in the 21st Century Steam program instituted by Norfolk Southern.[6][5]

The 630 has toured several eastern states between 2012 and 2014 for this program such as Alabama,[7] Georgia,[8] Kentucky,[9] North Carolina,[5] Ohio,[10] South Carolina,[11] Tennessee,[12] Virginia,[13] and West Virginia.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Waite 2003, pp. 302–306.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Biz NS: Sept/Oct'11" (PDF). Norfolk Southern. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b Wrinn 2000, pp. 19–21.
  4. ^ a b Wrinn 2000, pp. 56–57.
  5. ^ a b c "Southern Rwy #630". WVNC Rails. Retrieved February 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Equipment". Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved February 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Museum offers steam train excursion from Chattanooga to Attalla and back". The Gadsden Times. October 16, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ SOU 630 in Georgia
  9. ^ SOU 630 in Kentucky
  10. ^ "Norfolk Southern announces 2014 schedule of 21st Century Steam excursions". Norfolk Southern. April 4, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ SOU 630 in South Carolina
  12. ^ SOU 630 in Tennessee
  13. ^ "Steam train excursion passing through March 9". The Southwest Times. February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "23 reasons to be excited about this weekend's Norfolk Southern steam trips". Trains. April 10, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

  • Wrinn, Jim (2000), Steam's Camelot: Southern and Norfolk Southern Excursions in Color (1st ed.), TLC Publishing, ISBN 1-883089-56-5
  • Waite, John (2003), Blue Ridge Stemwinder: An Illustrated History of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad and the Linville River Railway (1st ed.), Overmountain Press, ISBN 1570722722

Further reading

  • Ferrell, Mallory Hope (1991). Tweetsie Country. Johnson City, TN: The Overmountain Press. ISBN 0-932807-58-5. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Tillotson, Curt, Jr. (2005), Southern Railway Steam Trains, Volume 2 - Freight (1st ed.), TLC Publishing, ISBN 0-9766201-5-4{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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