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Don's Rail Photos

In June, 1952, I arrived at Fort Eustis, VA, for my basic training. Here was a wonderful steam and diesel powered railroad, but steam was the primary power. I stayed until the end of the year when I shipped out to Korea. I returned twice for reserve training in 1956 and 1957.  I want to thank Brian Rumary, who provided additional information from England, and to Steve Holding, who also added information.

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1 was a narrow gauge locomotive used on the South Jetty at the Galveston Bay.

1 was built by Cooke in 1901 as Texas & Pacific 285, Class D-9.  It was sold on December 6, 1941, as Claiborne & Polk Ry 1.

USA Quartermaster Corp 2 was built by Alco-Cooke in October 1917, #56993.  It was sold to Birmingham Rail & Locomotive in 1941 and sold to Greenville Gravel Co 2.  It was donated to City of Greenville in 1967.  It was sold to Matt Grebe in 1987 and then to Yolo Short Line.  It was not restored but it went Cascades Camp and Conference Center where it is displayed.

4 was built by H K Porter in 1943, #7455. It was sold to Railway Accessory Co and sold as Carbon Limestone Co 37 in October 1947.  The company was sold as SME Limestone Co in 1980 and it was sold to Birney Watts as Backshop Enterprises for restoration.

US Ordnance Department 7 was built by Alco-Cooke in June 1918 for stock.  It was sold as USOD 7 and sold as Menomonee River Sugar Co 25.  The company changed as Menomonee Sugar Coin January 1933 and donated to  National Railroad Museum in September 1963.  It was sold to Clint Jones, Mineral Range RR, in 1984.  It was sold to Buckley Old Engine Show and rebuilt as 7.

61 was built by Richmond in 1903 as Chesapeake & Ohio 476, Class G-7s. It was renumbered 983 in 1926. The army bought it and made it a target. Apparently the number was changed after each session.

100 was built in 1942 and was used to provide steam for the winches at the stevedore training site.

101 was built by Baldwin in December 1929, #61159, as Charles R McCormick Lumber Co 101.  It was sold as USA 101 in 1938 and sold as Comox Logging & RR Co 18 in 1944.  It was sold to West Coast Railway Association in July 1964.

101 was built by Alco-Rhode Island in 1907, #44600, as Copper River & Northwestern 23.  It was used as USA 101 after 1938 and sold as Alaska RR 23 in 1946.  It sold for scrap to Bethlehem Steel Co in 1947. 

190 was built by Baldwin in February 1943, #69245.  It was sold as White Pass & Yukon RR 190 in 1946 and sold as Tweetsie RR 190 in 1960.

250, was built by Alco-Schenectady in September 1923, #64981, as Denver & Rio Grande Western 470, Class K-28.  It was sold as USA 250 in October 1942 and scrapped in 1945.

251 was built by Alco-Schenectady in September 1923, #64982, as D&RGW 471, Class K-28.  It was sold as USA 251 in October 1942 and scrapped in 1945.

252 was built by Alco-Schenectady in September 1923, #64983, as D&RGW 472, Class K-28.  It was sold as USA 252 in October 1942 and scrapped in 1945.

253 was built by Alco-Schenectady in September 1923, #64985, as DRG&W 474, Class K-28.  It was sold as USA 253 in October 1942 and scrapped in 1945,

254 was built by Alco-Schenectady in September 1923, #64986, as DRG&W 475, Class K-28 .  It was sold as USA 254 in October 1942 and scrapped in 1945.

255 was built by Alco-Schenectady in September 1923, #64988, as DRG&W 477, Class K-28.  It was sold as USA 255 in October 1942 and scrapped in 1945.

256 was built by Alco-Schenectady in September 1923, #64990, as DRG&W 479, Class K-28.  It was sold as USA 256 in October 1942 and scrapped in 1945.

520 was built by Baldwin and appears to be in France.

600 was built by Alco-Schenectady in December, 1908, #45772, as Ann Arbor RR 150 Class G. In 1925 it was renumbered 2170, Class I-6. It was acquired by the Army in July, 1951, and was apparently scrapped.

601 was built by Alco-Schenectady in December 1902, #45773, as AA  151, Class G. In 1925 it was renumbered 2171, Class I-6. It was acquired by the Army in July 1951 and was scrapped. It is highly unlikely it was ever used.

633 was built by Alco-Schenectady in June 1945, #73074, as United States Navy 65-00459.  It was meter gauge and rebuilt by Davenport to 42" gauge.  It became US 633 in March 1952 and sold in 1956.

649 was built by Baldwin in November 1917, #47032, as planned 396. It was finished as 649 in November 1917  and served at Norfolk Navy Yard.  It was sent to Warrior River Terminal RR as 300 and then sent to the Fort Peck Dam in the 1930s.  It was transferred in 1941 and renumbered 20 of the Claiborne & Polk Training Ry. It was apparently not overhauled and put into service until September - October, 1944.  It was also involved in a rather interesting derailment while on the railroad, backing up over a large fill when the tender derailed, and ended up backwards and parallel to the locomotive.  The last movement over the C&P, running westbound from Camp Claiborne to Camp Polk, on August 30, 1945 so that it could aid #11 with the switching at Camp Polk as the war was winding down.  After WWII, it was sold to S. Bender in March 1947 and resold as Tremont & Gulf 28. It was sold as Temple Lumber Co 28 in June 1955 and merged as Southern Pine Lumber Co 28 in 1956.  SPL donated the locomotive in 1973 and it was moved to the Texas State RR in February 1976.  It became 300 when rebuilt.  It was restored as SPLCo 28.  It was repainted as SPLCo 28.

717 was built by H K Porter in July 1942, #7376.  It was sold as General American Transportation Co 717 and later sold to Goldberg Co.  It was sold to Jack Shroyer in 1966 and sold to Jerry Jacobson.  It was sold to Art Davis as ADRX 717 in 1983 and sold as Bluegrass Railroad Museum 717 in 1989.  It was sold to a collector in California in 2003.