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Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern Railroad
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Standard Gauge
Headquarters: Mobile, AL
Years of Operation: 1913-1948
Predecessor Roads:
Successor Roads: St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco)
Miles Operated: Main line: Nannahubba, AL to Reform, AL,
188.0 miles. Mobile Industrial line, 6.00 miles — total, 194 miles.
Trackage: North Mobile to Calvert, AL, 30.0 miles.
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Equipment
1915: Locomotives: 23. Cars: 15
passenger, 150 box, 60 flat, 40 gondola, 101 service.
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HISTORY by Gil Hoffman:
The
Carrollton Short Line Railway was chartered in July 1897, and the
name changed to Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad on
September 29, 1906. The road was completed to York AL in December 1910.
The
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway was incorporated in Alabama
in April 1913, as a consolidation of the Alabama, Tennessee & Northern
Railroad, the Tombigbee Valley Railroad and the Mobile Terminal Railway,
effective in May 1913. The Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway went
into receivership on November 22, 1915, and was foreclosed in July 1918.
The
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad Corporation was
incorporated in Alabama on October 10, 1918, as successor to the A. T. &
N. Ry., effective November 1, 1918.
REFERENCE
1.
“Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railway Company,” Valuation Docket
No. 976, ICC Reports, Vol. 135, p. 337.
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AT&N caboose 40 |
AT&N motor car 31 at the depot in York. |
AT&N 28 at York. |
AT&N depot at Lisman. Photographer Phil Kotheimer was the driver of
the Railway Express truck seen by the depot. |
A stunning Witbeck photo of AT&N 302 at York.
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AT&N depot at Mt. Vernon.
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AT&N 4-6-0 No. 28 on the passenger train at York. |
AT&N owned at least motorcar. |
AT&N pile driver about 1969. |
David Price caught an EMD-rebuilt Alco RS-2 at Reform on the AT&N
wye in May 1969. |
AT&N 102 at York in the late 1940's. |
AT&N Alco RS-1 105 at York. |
AT&N 4-6-0 No. 302 was bought new in 1913. |
AT&N 302 assists ailing motorcar on the passenger train. |
AT&N 2-10-0 No. 401. |
AT&N No. 402 at York. |
Another nice view of AT&N 402. |
AT&N's small depot at the north end of the line at Reform. The
GM&O depot is visible in the background on the right. |
A closer view of the AT&N depot at Reform on January 31, 1971. This
depot still survived as of 2007. |
Frisco GP-7 No. 574 on the former AT&N at York in March 1972. |
Frisco Geep 603 on the west leg of the wye at Reform on January 30,
1969. |
Frisco wood caboose 1151 at York in March 1972. |
The former AT&N shop building at York on June 22, 1974. |
AT&N caboose 37 was bought secondhand from the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad. |
AT&N caboose 40 at York. |
Inspection car No. 5 at Mobile on September 1, 1940. |
AT&N No. 30 at York on July 26, 1931. This engine was bought by the
Tombigbee Valley before the formation of the AT&N. |
No. 91 at York on January 20, 1937. This locomotive was bought
secondhand from the Western Ry of Alabama. |
Builder's view of Alco RS-1 No. 101. |
Builder's photo of RS-1 No. 110. |
No. 103 was still on home rails at Mobile on August 25, 1968, twenty
years after the Frisco bought the AT&N. |
No. 108 at Mobile in June 1969. Note the AT&N sublettering on the
cab. |
RS-1 108 at Mobile in June 1969. |
AT&N No. 203 at York on July 26, 1931. This 2-8-0 was bought new in
1920 and eventually wound up at Masonite Corp. in Laurel, MS in 1942. |
Alco 2-8-0 No. 204 at Mobile on August 7, 1933. This engine was bought
new in 1922, and was eventually sold to the ET&WNC in Tennessee. |
Baldwin Decapod 401 was bought new in 1928. It was later sold to
Woodward Iron Co. near Birmingham and exist today at the Mid-Continent
Railroad Museum in Wisconsin. |
2-10-0 No. 401 at Mobile, probably in the mid-1930's. |
Former AT&N 2-10-0 No. 427 at the Minneapolis, Northfield &
Southern on August 12, 1947. This Russian Decapod was bought by the
AT&N from the Erie in 1943. |
AT&N inspection car at the turntable in Mobile in the 1960's still
had AT&N lettering on the side. |
Alco No. 103 assists a broken down motor car on the passenger train. |
AT&N 402 at York. The plate under the headlight says "The
Lindburgh." |
AT&N 403 was bought new from Baldwin in 1928, and sold to the
Gainesville Midland in 1946 through Georgia Car & Loco. It still
exists today. |
AT&N 2-10-0 No. 425 came from neighbor Gulf Mobile & Ohio in
1941. |
No. 428 was bought from the Erie in 1942 and sold to the Gainesville
Midland in 1947. |
A nice view of 428 doubleheading on a freight. |
AT&N depot at Carrollton was still open in this photo taken April
1973. |
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Hub of AT&N operations was in this building at York, which housed
offices and passenger facilities. Photo circa 1941. |
January 1915 Official Railway Equipment Register- Art Richardson Collection |
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March 1937 Official Guide of the Railways- Tony Howe Collection (pdf) |
January 1912 Official Guide of the Railways |
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Hoffman:
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Road
No.
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Type
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Builder
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C.N.
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Date
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Cyls.
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Dri.
Dia.
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Engine
Wt.
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Previous
Ownership
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Disposition
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1
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4-4-0
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Baldwin
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3099
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1/1873
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16x24
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62
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79000
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Mobile
& Ohio R.R. 1st #115
Carrollton
Short Line #1, in 1899.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #1,
on 9/29/1906.
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Out of service 1913.
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2
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4-6-0
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Altoona
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596
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10/1881
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18x22
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50
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84800
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Pennsylvlania
R.R. #619
Allegheny
Valley 2nd #6, in 1/1883.
Southern
Iron & Equipment Co. #228,
on
5/6/1903.
Carrollton
Short Line #2, in 5/1903.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #2,
on 9/29/1906.
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Dropped by 6/30/1918.
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10
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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31844
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10/1907
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17x24
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52
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100000
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New.
Cost $9,800.
Baldwin class 8-28D 250
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Mississippian
Ry. #10 Amory, MS, in 1925.
Scrapped 1947.
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28
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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35292
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9/1910
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19x26
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62
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128000
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Louisville,
Henderson & St. Louis #28
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #28
Baldwin class 10-32 D 1093
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Terminal Railway, Alabama State Docks
#28, Mobile, AL
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30
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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31843
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10/1907
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17x24
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52
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100000
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Tombigbee
Valley R.R. #30
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #30,
on
5/1/1913.
Baldwin class 8-28D
249
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32
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4-4-0
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A/Rogers
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37528
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3/1905
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18x24
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68
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119000
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Mobile,
Jackson & Kansas City #32
New
Orleans, Mobile & Chicago #32, in 12/1909.
Gulf,
Mobile & Northern R.R. #32, in 1/1917.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #32,
in 11/1928. Cost $2,500.
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Scrapped 10/1938.
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50
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2-6-0
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Rhode Island
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9/1885
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18x24
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54
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98690
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Mobile
& Ohio R.R. #12-17 series
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern
#50, in 1910.
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In service 6/30/1918.
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60
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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10015
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5/1889
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19x24
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50
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120000
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Alabama
Great Southern #152.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #60,
on
12/24/1910.
Baldwin class 8-32
D 328
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In service, 6/30/1918.
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61
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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10016
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5/1889
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19x24
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52
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98690
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Alabama
Great Southern Ry. #153
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #61,
on
12/24/1910.
Baldwin class 8-32 D 329
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Dropped by 6/30/1918.
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62
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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10740
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3/1890
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19x24
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52
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98690
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Alabama
Great Southern 1st #103
Re.
2nd #154.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #62,
on
12/24/1910.
Baldwin class 8-32 D 376
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Dropped by 6/30/1918.
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70
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4-6-0
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Rogers
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2886
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12/1881
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18x24
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56
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89050
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Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis #9
Georgia
Car & Loco. Co. #191, in 12/1911.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #70,
on 12/16/1911.
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Georgia
Car & Loco. Co. #429.
Greene
County R.R. #70, Monroe, GA, on 3/4/1920.
Georgia
Car & Loco. Co. #429.
R. L. Dowling & Sons #3,
Bradenton, FL, on 7/24/1924.
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80
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2-6-0
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New York
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284
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7/1887
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18x24
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50
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98000
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West
Virginia & Pittsburgh #87.
Baltimore
& Ohio #910, in 9/1899.
Georgia
Car & Locomotive Co. #75, in 1909.
Upchurch
Lumber Co. #7, Hastings, FL,
on
12/14/1910.
Georgia
Car & Locomotive Co. #160.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #80,
on 3/4/1912.
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Dropped
by 6/30/1918.
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81
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4-6-0
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Lehigh Valley
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—
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9/1873
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18x26
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50
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87800
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Lehigh
Valley #189 H. S. Godwin.
Rebuilt
5/1897 at Weatherly Shops.
Re.
#1291 in 1905.
Georgia
Car & Locomotive Co. #96.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #81,
on 3/14/1912.
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In service 6/30/1918.
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91
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4-4-0
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Baldwin
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13063
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11/1892
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18x24
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66
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103000
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Western
Railway of Alabama #16
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #91
Baldwin class 8-30 C 407
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92
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4-4-0
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Baldwin
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12889
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8/1892
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16x24
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60
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81000
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Staten
Island Rapid Transit 2nd #6.
Georgia
Car & Locomotive Co. #125, in 1910..
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #92,
on
3/13/1912.
Baldwin class 8-26 C 500
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In service 6/30/1918.
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98
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4-4-0
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New York
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682
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12/1890
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18x24
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62
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90000
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Mobile
& Ohio #70.
Re.
#67 in 1910.
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern
#98, in 1916.
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In service, 6/30/1918.
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99
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4-4-0
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New York
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681F
683B
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12/1890
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18x24
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62
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90000
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Mobile
& Ohio #69.
Re.
#66 in 1910.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #99,
on 2/15/1915.
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Boiler
from M&O #71.
In service, 6/30/1918.
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200
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2-8-0
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1890
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20x24
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50
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150000
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Unknown.
Kilby
Locomotive & Machine Works, Anniston, AL
Alabama, Tennessee & Northern
#200, in 1912.
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Out of service on 12/30/1918, with
tender missing
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201
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2-8-0
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Baldwin
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38477
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10/1912
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20x26
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56
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148000
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New,
via F. J. Lisman & Co. Cost $13,015.
Baldwin class 10-34 E 2010
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In service, 6/30/1918.
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202
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2-8-0
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Lima
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5929
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5/1920
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20x24
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46
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157000
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New. Cost $24,273.
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Frankfort & Cincinnati Ry. #15,
Frankfort, KY, in 3/1945.
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203
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2-8-0
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Lima
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5984
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5/1920
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20x24
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46
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157000
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New. Cost $26,635.
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Gulf
Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, AL
Masonite
Corp. #100, Laurel, MS,
on 12/14/1942.
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204
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2-8-0
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Lima
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6239
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1/1922
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20x24
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46
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160500
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New. Cost $25,800.
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East
Tennessee & Western North
Carolina #204, Johnson City, TN
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205
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2-8-0
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Lima
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6240
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1/1922
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20x24
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46
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160500
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New. Cost $25,800.
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Crossett
Lumber Co. #14, Crossett, AR, by 10/1945.
Out
of service, 9/20/1950.
W.
R. Baumgardner Wreckers,
on 4/25/1952 (for scrap).
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250
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2-8-0
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Lima
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6958
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10/1925
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20x24
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46
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164000
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New.
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Frankfort & Cincinnati Ry. #16,
Frankfort, KY, in 3/1945.
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300
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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36291
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3/1911
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18x26
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56
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124000
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Compania
Agricola deColumbres #1, Columbres, Mexico.
Returned
to BLW for resale.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #300,
on
9/19/1912. Cost $11,915.
Baldwin class 10-30 D 572
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In service, 6/30/1918.
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301
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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40667
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9/1913
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18x26
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56
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124000
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New.
Baldwin class 10-30 D 652
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In service, 6/30/1918.
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302
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4-6-0
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Baldwin
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40731
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10/1913
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18x26
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56
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124000
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New.
Baldwin class 10-30 D 653
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In service, 6/30/1918.
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303
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4-6-0
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Brooks
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2391
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10/1893
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19x24
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56
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137550
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Peoria
& Eastern #504
New
York Central Lines (CCC&StL) #6165,
in
1905.
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co. #1251,
on
8/30/1919.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #303,
on 2/3/1920.
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400
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2-6-0
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Baldwin
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11267
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10/1890
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19x24
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52
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98690
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Alabama
& Vicksburg #418.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #400, in 1912.
Baldwin class 8-32 D 401
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In service, 6/30/1918.
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401
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2-10-0
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Baldwin
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60341
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1/1928
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24x28
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56
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213000
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New.
Baldwin class 12-42 F 9
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Georgia
Car & Locomotive Co.,
on
11/6/1946.
Birmingham
Rail & Locomotive Co.
Woodward
Iron Co. #41, Woodward, AL, on 5/13/1948.
Mid-Continent Railway Museum, North
Freedom, WI, in 1965.
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402
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2-10-0
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Baldwin
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60342
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1/1928
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24x28
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56
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213000
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New.
Baldwin class 12-42 F 10
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Georgia
Car & Locomotive Co.,
on
11/6/1946.
Gainesville
Midland R.R. #203, Gainesville, GA
National Railway Historical Society,
Inc., Atlanta Chapter, in 1959.
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403
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2-10-0
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Baldwin
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60704
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3/1929
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24x28
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56
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213000
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New.
Baldwin class 12-42 F 11
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Georgia
Car & Locomotive Co.,
on
11/6/1946.
Durham
& Southern Ry. #403, Charlotte, NC, on 2/25/1947.
Re.
#203 in 1953.
Sold for scrap August 1956.
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425
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3-10-0
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Baldwin
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47891
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2/1918
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25x28
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52
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200000
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Ordered
as: Russian Govt. Ministry of Ways of Communication #956
Cancelled
1/4/1918 on account of Russian Revolution. Shipped to:
U.
S. A. #1131, on 2/23/1918.
Gulf,
Mobile & Northern R.R. #201, in 1921.
Gulf,
Mobile & Ohio R.R. #201,
in
8/1940.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #425,
by
8/1941.
Baldwin class 12-44 F 556
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Knight
Iron & Metal Co.,
Birmingham,
AL, on 10/25/1947
(for scrap).
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426
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2-10-0
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Baldwin
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48053
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3/1918
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25x28
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52
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200000
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Ordered
as: Russian Govt. Ministry of Ways of Communication #991
Cancelled
1/4/1918 on account of Russian Revolution. Shipped to:
U.
S. A. #1166, on 3/25/1918.
Gulf,
Mobile & Northern R.R. #206, in 1921.
Gulf,
Mobile & Ohio R.R. #206, in 8/1940.
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #426,
by
8/1941.
Baldwin class 12-44 F 591
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427
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2-10-0
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Baldwin
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48011
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3/1918
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25x28
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52
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200000
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Ordered
as: Russian Govt. Ministry of Ways of Communication #982
Cancelled
1/4/1918 on account of Russian Revolution. Shipped to:
U.
S. A. #1151, on 3/20/1918.
Erie
R.R. #2450
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #427,
in
11/1943.
Baldwin class 12-44 F 582
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Minneapolis, Northfield &
Southern #507, Minneapolis, MN
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428
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2-10-0
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A/Rich.
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58874
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3/1918
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25x28
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52
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201000
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Built
for Russian Government. Not delivered on account of Russian
Revolution. Resold to:
U.
S. A. #1060
Southern
Ry. #8017
Erie
RR. #2482
Alabama,
Tennessee & Northern #428,
in 11/1942
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Georgia
Car & Locomotive Co.,
on
8/8/1947.
Gainesville Midland R.R. #202,
Gainesville, GA, on 8/12/1947.
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Note:
“F” next to a construction number denotes frame of engine, while
“B” denotes boiler.
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