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Owner: Southern
Model:BLW 4-8-2Built As:SOU 1483 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:51732Order No:
Frame Number:27X30 cylinders, 69" driversBuilt:4/1919
Notes:4/1919, class Ts-1, sfs 11/1952
Other locos with this serial:  SOU 1483(4-8-2)
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SOU 4-8-2 #1483 -  Southern Rwy
Title:  SOU 4-8-2 #1483 - Southern Rwy
Description:  Built by Baldwin in April of 1919, this massive but good looking 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotive was well suited for handling long strings of passenger cars running through the South. Built by Baldwin in April of 1919 (serial #51732), the loco served the Southern Rwy very well but was eventually sold for scrap in November of 1952. Specs - 69" drivers, 27 x 30" cylinders, a 200 psi boiler pressur , weighed 327,000 pounds and exerted 53,900 lbs of tractive effort. Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  5/12/1940  Upload Date: 7/24/2025 4:46:18 PM
Location:  Atlanta, GA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  SOU 1483(4-8-2)
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