Prototype Information
I was fortunate to be a volunteer at the Shops while I was stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina. I spent many a weekend at the Shops doing a variety of restoration and operations activities. I can't remember the number of ties I replaced, the number of welding rods I used to repair equipment, and the sandblasting, painting and lettering locomotives in the collection.
Here are the locomotives I had the opportunity to work on during my tour of duty with the Shops and I hope to at some point in time to kitbatch them and assemble a diorama.
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| Norfolk and Western Railway GP9 #620 |
Norfolk and Western Railway GP9 #620
The locomotive was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1958. The GP-9 locomotive developed 1750 horsepower from its 567-C prime mover. The N&W used GP-9s for both freight and passenger trains, the later painted in a Tuscan Red and Gold scheme. The 620 continued in service, working from Roanoke, VA to Ohio until being retired in 1985, when it was donated by Norfolk Southern Corporation to the NCTHC.
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| Southern Railway FP7 #6133 |
Southern Railway FP7 #6133
The locomotive was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1950. This FP-7, operated by the Southern Railway, was the property of the CNO&TP (Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific). The FP designation meant the locomotive could be used for passenger or freight trains, using a 567-B 16 cylinder prime mover, generating 1500 horsepower. These were F-7 freight locomotives with a steam generator placed at the rear of the locomotive, increasing body length by four feet. The 6133 was donated to the NCTHC in 1980
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| Southern Railway E8 #6900 |
Southern Railway E8 #6900
The locomotive was built by Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1951. Originally numbered 2923, the E-8 was the first of seventeen units ordered by the Southern Railway. The E-8 had two 567-B 12-cylinder prime movers, developing a total of 2,250 horsepower. The Southern used the E-8s to pull passenger trains, including the Southerner, Crescent, Tennesseean and Royal Palm. The 6900 ended its career on the Southern pulling the Southern Crescent from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA. |
| Norfolk Southern Railway #1616 |
Norfolk Southern Railway #1616
This Baldwin AS-416 is a diesel-electric locomotive of the
road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower, that rode on three-axle
trucks, having a C-C wheel arrangement. This locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1955. The
AS-416 is one of several that were ordered by the original Norfolk
Southern Railway. The 1616 has electrical components supplied by General
Electric. The original NS ran from Charlotte, NC through Raleigh to
Norfolk, VA. The 1616 was sold to the Peabody Coal Company. Peabody Coal Company donated the engine to the State of North Carolina in 1981.
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| Seaboard Air Line #1415 |
This Baldwin VO1000 was built in February 1944 as Western Maryland #132. It was donated to the the NC Transportation Museum and painted as Seaboard Air Line #1415.
Modeling Information
FP7 6133 Built by EMD in 1950, this is a passenger version of the F7
North Carolina Transportation Museum
Spencer, North Carolina
E8
6900
Built in 1951 by EMD, and originally number 2923.
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