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SAL 2-10-0 #501 - Seaboard Air Line |
| Description: |
In 1918, 857 2-10-0 decapods were built by Baldwin and Alco for the Russian Government but when the empire was overthrown, the locomotives were sold to American lines with 34 of these going to Seaboard Air Line. According to one source, the decapods, called "Russians" by SAL, were "ideal for logging and phosphate service on light-rail branches in Florida." Specs - 52" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine weight of 207,700 lb, tractive effort of 51,490 lb. Charles E. Winters photo |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/1948 Upload Date: 4/11/2016 4:23:15 AM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAL 501(2-10-0) |
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1197 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SAL 2-10-0 #509 - Seaboard Air Line |
| Description: |
Here is another example of the 1918 Alco-Richmond built decapod originally meant for the Russia but when the empire was overthrown, it was sold to Seaboard Air Line and appropriately nicknamed "Russians" instead of decapods by the SAL crews. Specs - class D, 52" drivers, 180 psi boiler pressure, 25x28" cylinders, engine weight of 207,700 lb, tractive effort of 51,490 lb. unknown photographer |
| Photo Date: |
5/29/1950 Upload Date: 4/11/2016 4:23:25 AM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAL 509(2-10-0) |
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1132 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SAL 2-10-0 #525 - Seaboard Air Line |
| Description: |
With the success that Seaboard Air Line had with the original 1918 Alco-Richmond decapods (called Russians by SAL) originally built for the Russian Government just before their empire was overthrown, SAL ordered two more batches of them from Baldwin. Specs - D-2 class, 56" drivers, 190 psi boiler pressure, 24x28" cylinders, engine weight of 212,000 lb, tractive effort of 46,512 lb. unknown photographer |
| Photo Date: |
5/29/1950 Upload Date: 4/11/2016 4:23:28 AM |
| Location: |
Hamlet, NC |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SAL 525(2-10-0) |
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1106 Comments: 0 |
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