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| Title: |
Southern Railway's steam program was so well organized that they even had the shop design a car to load coal from a gondola into the coal tender, as is taking place just east of the depot |
| Description: |
2-8-4 getting a topping of coal in the tender prior to the unit turning the Wye and heading back up the "P" line for Birmingham |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1981 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 6:37:26 PM |
| Location: |
Opelika, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2716(2-8-4) CO 2716(2-8-4) |
| Views: |
3939 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway #2716 (K-4 class 2-8-4 aka C&O "Kanawha type" 2716) being coaled mid-excursion |
| Description: |
Southern Railway 2-8-4 #2716, after being having its tender loaded with coal, will back around the east leg of the Opeika wye and rejoin its train for the return trip to Birmingham |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1981 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 7:15:40 PM |
| Location: |
Opelika, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2716(2-8-4) CO 2716(2-8-4) |
| Views: |
2019 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
Specially equipped coal gondola Southern Railway #900096 has topped off 2716's tender and the operator is retracting the loading boom |
| Description: |
2716 will ease forward a few feet to clear the wye switch and begin the process of backing around the Opelika Wye. After turning the power the crew will rejoin the train's consist, wyed during the coaling operation, and sitting directly behind the tender on the main track. 2716 will make an early evening arrival back at Birmingham's Terminal Station |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1981 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 7:39:42 PM |
| Location: |
Opelika, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2716(2-8-4) CO 2716(2-8-4) |
| Views: |
1853 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Southern Railway 2-8-4#2716 has been serviced (coal was loaded from specially designed car to the right - SOU 900096) and is in the process of being wyed to rejoin its Birmingham bound excursion train |
| Description: |
Southern Railway "Kanawha type" 2-8-4 #2716, a 1944 product of ALCO built for Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad as C&O 2716 |
| Photo Date: |
11/14/1981 Upload Date: 6/28/2009 6:49:49 PM |
| Location: |
Opelika, AL |
| Author: |
Bernie Feltman |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 2716(2-8-4) CO 2716(2-8-4) |
| Views: |
1476 Comments: 3 |
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