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Virginia Short Lines and Industrial Railroads
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Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Northrop Grumman Corp.
503, 50 Ton, was built by Whitcomb in June 1954, #61296. It was sold as Peck Recycling Inc no number and taken over as Sims Metal Management E0101.
507, 1GS7B, was built by Electro-Motive in March 1966, #31116, FN 4491-7, as Texas & Pacific 1286, SW1200. It became Missouri Pacific 1286 in October 1996 and it was retired on February 28, 1985. It was sold to Precision National on April 11, 1985, and sold to Peaker Services in April 1985. It was rebuilt by National Railway Equipment to 1GS7B as Northrop Grumman as NNSX 507 in November 2010.
Newton Asphalt Co.
Virginia Paving Co.
2432, CF7. was built by Electro-Motive in July 1956, #21141, FN 3191-A15, as Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe 288L, Class 281, an F9A. It rebuilt at Cleburne in November 1977 as 2432, Class 2417, and retired on June 27, 1984. It was sold to Blue Mountain & Reading on July 11, 1984, and sold as NACo 2432 in September 1984. It was scrapped in February 2012.
Peck Recycling Inc.
No number, 50 Ton, was built by Whitcomb in June 1954, #61296, as Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co 503. It was sold as Peck no number and taken over as Sims Metal Management E0101.
Richmond & Allegheny RR
6 was built by Grant in 1880.
Richmond Terminal Ry.
1, S2, was built by Alco in March 1944, #69874. It was transferred as Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac 1.
Shenandoah Central RR
12 was built by Baldwin in February 1917, #45069, as East Tennessee & Western North Carolina 12. It was retired in 1950 and sold as SCRR 12 in 1952. It was resold as Tweetsie RR 12 in 1955.
Shenandoah Valley RR
8701, RS4TC, was built by Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton in 1954, #61234, as United States Army 4004. It was transferred as Defense Logistic Agency 54344 "The General" and sold to Buckingham Branch RR in 1999. It was assigned as SVRR 8701 and moved as BBRR 4 in 2001. Repainting was done in 2007.
Smithfield Terminal RR
This was probably one of those roads which could be included in the least successful category. Track was laid in the late 1940s from the Smithfield Ham factory to a carfloat landing on the James River, a distance of less than a mile. Opening day was June 9, 1948. Cars were to be floated to Newport News, but apparently the C&O would not interchange. When I visited in late 1952, the railroad was intact but no traffic had moved. I did get a picture of their entire roster.
6 was built by Alco-Cooke in October 1924, #65348, as Knox RR 6. When the Maine shortline quit in 1939, the engine was sold to the U S Navy. ST purchased it and kept the original number.
Solite, Inc.
48, RS1, was built by Alco in October 1945, #74319, as Washington Terminal Co 48. It was sold as Solite 48.
Southwest Virginia Scenic RR
4 was built by Baldwin in September 1926, #59472, as Ferrocarril
Mexicano 200. It was never delivered to them and then was sold to the
Buffalo Creek
& Gauley later in 1926. After the BC&G quit running it was sold
to the
Quakertown & Eastern for excursion service as 4
Surry, Sussex and Southampton Ry.
6 was built by Baldwin in October 1891, #12288. It was rebuilt in 1918 and rebuilt as Argent Lumber Co 6 in 1930. It was rebuilt in 1953 and rebuilt as Midwest Central RR 6 in 1960.
26 was built by Baldwin in October 1920, #53796, as SS&S 26. It was acquired in July 1930 by Gray Lumber.
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