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Southern Railway 1643

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Southern Railway 1643
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company (Pittsburgh Works)
Serial number37672
Build dateSeptember 1905
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.50 in (1.270 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure185 psi (1.28 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort32,710 lbf (145.5 kN)
Career
OperatorsSouthern Railway, Morehead & North Fork Railroad
ClassA-7
Numbers1643 (SOU), 12 (M&NF)
Retired1963
Current ownerJerry Jacobson
DispositionStored, awaiting restoration

Southern Railway 1643 is a steam locomotive built in 1905 by the Pittsburgh Works of the American Locomotive Company for the Southern Railway. It is a 0-6-0 Switch engine of Southern's A-7 class.

In 1952, the engine was sold to the Morehead & North Fork Railroad in Morehead, Kentucky. Renumbered 12, the locomotive operated on the M&NF until the road dieselized in 1963. After the engine was retired, it remained stored in one of the road's engine sheds. In 2011, the engine was purchased by Jerry Jacobson, and moved to his Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Here, the engine is planned to be restored to operating condition.