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Don's Rail Photos
Virginia Short Lines and Industrial Railroads
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Dickenson-Russell Coal Co.
100, SW600, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1958, #24745, FN 4423-1, as Clinchfield Coal Co 100. It was sold as Dickenson-Russell Coal Co 100 and resold as Bulkmatic de Mexico no number.
Dismal Swamp RR
Richmond Cedar Works Co.
A narrow gauge railroad was built into the Dismal Swamp in southeastern Virginia for logging operations in 1895. It was owned by Richmond Cedar Works and merged it into their mill railroad in 1941.
DS 6 was built by Vulcan Iron Works in December 1909, #1440.
RCW 10 was built by Baldwin in 1913. It was retired about 1950..
Dixie Sand & Gravel Co.
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Eastern Shore RR
We have a page on this railroad.
FMC Corp.
Franklin & Carolina RR
23 was built by Baldwin in February 1906, #27506.
110, 65DE19A, was built by Whitcomb in December 1944, #60515, as United States Army 8800. It was sold as F&C 110 and later became Atlantic Coast Line 71 in 1958.
General Coal Co.
Westmoreland Coal Co.
9, S2, was built by Alco.
Gray Lumber Co.
In 1952, I took my basic training at Fort Eustis, Virginia, from June thru August. After that I was assigned to the base railroad as night train dispatcher. One of the people I got to know was Tom Taber III. He and I and a few others would chase trains together on weekends. One place that Tom showed me was Waverly where the Gray Lumber Company was gasping it's last as a 3' gauge lumber operation. Tom showed me photos he had taken in July, and later supplied me with a negative of the 26. It was built by Baldwin in October 1920, #53796, as Surry Sussex & Southampton 26. It was acquired in July 1930 by Gray Lumber. He was lucky to get it when the weeds weren't overpowering.
We came back in October, and it was just the wrong time of the day. The best we could do was a shot of the 26 from the tender end. It shows some interesting details including the headlight mounted under the cab roof instead of on the tender deck, which is the usual place, or on the cab roof, which is a common location.
We also found a Milwaukee Locomotive Works gas switcher with no number. I think Milwaukee Locomotive was a part of the Filer & Stowell Co. which had or has a factory at 1st & Lincoln in Milwaukee.
We came back in November at the proper time of the day, and we got a better photo of the 26 with the light in the right direction.
A few years later, I received a photo of locomotive #8 which was long gone when we were there. Glenn Christensen informs us that this 4-6-0 was built by Baldwin in August 1907, #31479, as East Tennessee & Western North Carolina as their 8.
If anyone has any more information about this operation, I'll be glad to add it to this page.
Keith Taylor tells us a little more about the 26. It was originally Surrey, Sussex and Southampton Ry 26. It is now in its original livery at Allaire State Park in New Jersey, where it is the featured power on the Pine Creek Central. Keith sends us this photo of Surrey Sussex & Southampton 26 on the Pine Creek. The photo is by Frank Czajkowski.
Jack Huber gave us the builder information on 26 and also tells us that Gray used it and other locomotives on the Southern Railway's Claremont branch which ran from Emporia to the James River. Gray leased the branch until 1936 after the Southern stopped operating the narrow gauge in 1932. After that the 26 was used on a short 3 rail spur moving finished lumber to the Norfolk & Western main line.
Haysi RR
This was a short coal line at Haysi near Bristol.
1 was built by Electro-Motive in February 1949, #8487, FN E1175-B3, as Clinchfield RR 852, a F3B. It was rebuilt by Electro-Motive in 1952 and then rebuilt with a cab for use by the Haysi in April 1970.
Interstate RR
39, RS3, was built by Alco in January 1956, #81844. It was retired in June 1974 and traded it to General Electric.
2877, GP38AC, was built by Electro-Motive in September 1971, #37349, FN 5778-27. It was rebuilt as Norfolk Southern 5539, Class GP38-2, in June 2002 and retired on November 22, 2013. It was sold to First Union Rail as FURX 5539..
Lonesome Pine RR
5, 65 Ton, was built by Porter in April 1944, #7646, as Jackson Iron & Steel Co 5. It was sold to Bristol & North Western as 5 in 1981 and later sold to LPRR.
Maryland & Delaware RR
We have a page on this railroad.
Mead Corp.
105, WDT/K-B 40Ton, was built by Plymouth in January 1958, #6068, as 3. It was renumbered 105 and sold to J R Short Milling Co with no number in 1985.
Miller Milling Co.
3611, RS11, was built by Alco in September 1956, #82028, as Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific 3611, Class MR-18A. It went to Central Vermont as 3611, Class MR-18A, in January 1965. It was returned to DW&P in 1968 and later went back to CV. It was sold to Quaboag Transfer in November 1985 and to Winchester & Western in October 1988. It was sold as Miller Milling Co 3611 in 1996.
Motivation Coal Co.
No number, S2m, was built by Alco. It was rebuilt by General Electric in January 1979, #89665, as Elkay Mining Co 01 and sold to MCCo in 1998.
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