Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

These ETV&G Americans were built in a batch (works #2247-2251) . When absorbed by the Southern in 1894, they retained their original numbers for a while, but then were renumbered 846-850 and soon 1852-1856 (both in 1903) and ultimately 3852-56 in 1907. Under the latter series, they carried on until the late 1920s, and in 3856's case, until 1937. By that time, 3856 was operating at 160 psi.

Data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002).

These ETV&G Americans (works # 2910-2915) followed the 1887 batch by only 2 years, but were noticeably larger in the boiler and grate. When absorbed by the Southern in 1894 (one of the class actually coming from the Knoxville & Ohio), they retained their original numbers for a while, but then were renumbered 851-856 and soon 1857-1862 (both in 1903) and ultimately 3857-62 in 1907. Under the latter series, most were scrapped in the late 1920s, but 3858 lasted until 1937 and 3859 until 1939.

Data from the 1942 List and Description of Locomotives on the Southern Railway supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Prince (1965) shows that this locomotive must have been one of the oldest in the Southern system. It operated from almost 60 years, not meeting the scrapper September 1927.

Class 103 (Locobase 6496)

Data from the List and Descriptions of Southern Railway Locomotives 1914 supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. These were works #2499-2500. Low-drivered eight-wheelers.

Class 17 (Locobase 6507)

Data from the 1942 List and Description of Locomotives on the Southern Railway supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Prince (1965) shows the complicated history of this trio, which entered service almost 60 years before the Carolina & Northwestern entry in the 1942 listing. The three locomotives were Brooks works #1009-1011. 3849 was scrapped in May 1926, 3851 went 6 years later in May 1932.

3850 was sold to the C & NW in January 1926 and was still on the books in 1942.

Class 5 (Locobase 6514)

Data from the 1914 List and Description of Locomotives on the Southern Railway supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Prince (1965) shows that they were builder's numbers 4020 & 4022 (crediting the year as 1876). After the A & C's absorption, by which time they'd been renumbered 650-651, the Southern renumbered them serveral times before scrapping 3711 in August 1911 and 3710 in October 1915..

Class 600 series (Locobase 5157)

The first delivered were the 604-606 (works #s 7720, 7724, 7730) in 1885, followed a year later by 600-601 (7930, 7938) and 602-603 (8113, 8115).

When the R&D was absorbed by the Southern, these engines were grouped in class B-4. In 1903 they were renumbered 820-826, then 1828-1833. In 1907, the Southern change the lead 1 to a 3, designating this group 3828-3833.

Scrapped from 1923 to 1935.

Some data from Southern Railway diagrams hosted on southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam_loco_diagrams (viewed September 2002). The boiler pressure shown in the specs comes the closest to yielding the 1893 diagram's tractive effort of 14,100 lb. Prince (1965) gives 160 psi, which may reflect a later setting.

Class 660 (Locobase 6510)

Data from the 1942 List and Description of Locomotives on the Southern Railway supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Prince (1965) shows that these Paterson-built locomotives went through several Southern numberings before arriving in the 3700 block. The first two were scrapped in August and July 1911, respectively, while 3748 held out until January 1922.

Class A (Locobase 7631)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 Locomotive Diagrams and 1914 List and Description of Locomotives supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection and Prince, Steam Locomotives and Boats Southern Railway System (1965).

According to the 1914 list, most of the class then rolled on 62" drivers. 6401 (formerly 545) was sold in June 1917 to Eagle Coal Company.

Class A1 (Locobase 6076)

Data from the 1926 Alabama & Vicksburg locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The A & V was a Mississippi railroad whose main line ran 140 miles from Meridian to Vicksburg. Established in the 1880s, the A & V eventually linked up with the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific (which looked west 171 miles from Vicksburg to Shreveport) as the Vicksburg Route. At one point they were grouped with other railroads as the Queen & Crescent Route. In 1926, they were absorbed by the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley. The Y&MV operated independently of the Illinois Central until 1946.

This group of Americans were bought in pairs 14 years apart. The first two (works #10803-804) were built in 1890, the second pair (23658 & 23876) came in 1904 along with the SV & P's 305 (works 23657).

400-401 were dismantled in September 1923 and 404 followed in November 1925.

Class A1 (Locobase 6098)

Data from the 1917 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The AGS was the successor to the Alabama and Chattanooga, an 1870s railroad whose main line was under construction from Chattanooga to Meridian, Mississippi. The mainline was approximately 250 miles long mostly in Mississippi. The AGS was not independent for long - the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia and Richmond & Danville together bought a controlling interest in the AGS in April 1890. In another 5 years, the three railroads were amalgamated into the Southern. Interestingly, the AGS retained a separate identity for decades.

This pair of Americans was nearly identical to the Alabama & Vicksburg A1s (Locobase 6076). By 1910, both had been disposed of by the AGS.

Class A1 (Locobase 6099)

Data from the 1917 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Second AGS pair found in the 1917 guide and harking back to the early 1890s.

Builder information from B Rumary list supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004. Works numbers were 1213-1214 (January 1891). They were later renumbered 171-172. 172 was scrapped in May 1909 while 171 was sold to the Georgia & Florida in October 1909 as their #19. The G & F later renumbered this locomotive 106. It was finally scrapped in October 1934.

Class A1 (Locobase 7632)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 and CNO&TP 1917 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection and Prince, Steam Locomotives and Boats Southern Railway System (1965).

The 1893 book shows a firebox heating surface of 166.9 sq ft, while the 1917 book indicates 130 sq ft as shown.

Class A2 (Locobase 6077)

Data from the 1926 Alabama & Vicksburg locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Similar to the A&V's A1 class from Baldwin, these were slightly larger locomotives (Richmond works#3316-17). They had 4 sisters on the A&V Vicksburg Route partner, the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific, two - 300-301 -- delivered at the same time (3118-3119), and two more -- 302 (3318) and 303 (Alco works #26238) arriving in 1902.

Class A2 (Locobase 6100)

Data from the 1917 Alabama Great Southern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Quite a jump in grate area for this Eight-wheeler over the A1s and the driver diameter shows a true express engine.

Builder information from B Rumary list supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004. Works numbers was 1452 (April 1893). Scrapped in February 1913.

Class A2 (Locobase 7633)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 and CNO&TP 1917 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection and Prince, Steam Locomotives and Boats Southern Railway System (1965).

This single Rhode Islander (works# 1978) seems to have been modified substantially over its career. Surely the boiler pressure started out much lower than 180 psi and the drivers definitely were smaller than 68".

Class B-1 (Locobase 6087)

Data from the 1917 New Orleans & North Eastern locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

At the same time Richmond was delivering the A & V's A2 class, they were also supplying this class to the NO & NE. Richmond's works numbers were 2539-40 (1896), 2638 (1897), 2659-60 (1897) and, after a 5-year gap during which Richmond was absorbed by Alco, 26239 (1902) followed two years later by 29461 (1904).

In 1916, the NO & NE -- then a part of the Queen & Crescent System that included the Alabama & Vicksburg and the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Western -- adopted Southern lettering and numbering, at which point this class took on the 6950-6956 numbers. Retirements began in 1922 and finished in 1924, except for 6955, which was sold in November 1928.

Class B-14/B-15 (Locobase 6486)

Data from the Southern Railway locomotive diagram book supplied by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Date of the diagram is June 1921.

This pair of Eight-wheelers (Schenectady works #16305-16306) and their 64" cousin from Baldwin (works #17830) worked under Suwannee Route (GS & F) and Southern colors until the late 1920s (for 8201) and 1932 (8200, 8202).

Class B-16 (Locobase 6487)

Data from the Southern Railway locomotive diagram book supplied by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Date of the diagram is June 17, 1921.

Although delivered at the same time as the B-14s (Locobase 6486), this quartet was quite a bit bigger and had a different kind of firebox that was much shallower and wider. 151 (works #5556) arrived first, followed in 1901 by the other three (works #5776-5778).

8212 was superheated, its boiler reconfigured to hold 168 tubes, 24 flues. 8213 left service first in 1929, followed by 8210 (1930) and 8211-12 in 1934.

Class E5 (Locobase 7955)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This one small Eight-wheeler was a relatively early Pittsburgh product.

Class F2 (Locobase 7954)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The diagram shows two locomotives, the 106 for the AGS and the 301 for the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific, both by the same small builder, but supposedly procured a decade apart.

Class F3 (Locobase 7953)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This single Rhodie had a classic early American profile. The drivers were closely spaced, but still managed to embrace a deep firebox. Over the crown sheet sat the relatively small-diameter (27") steam dome. A slight taper forward led to a long, slender boiler. The stack and cylinders were centered over the truck, but the smokebox extended well forward.

Class F5 (Locobase 7951)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Some of the small number of locomotives produced by this Massachusetts builder, this class came in two driver sizes. The first four had the 62" wheels as shown, the last two had 56" drivers.The VS & P was later merged into the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific.

Class I (Locobase 7952)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The 6 locomotives that are grouped in the same diagram were delivered at widely varying times. 308 arrived in 1866, 401-402 (works #2256, 2253) came in 1870, 408 in 1877 (works #4227), and 409-410 in 1880 (works #5173, 5243). Locobase doesn't believe the class truly should include all those numbered because the dimensions are so small. The 308 originally was delivered to the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific and Locobase believes it's the only one that properly belongs. The others all came to the Alabama & Vicksburg later on, although their dimensions were apparently identical.

Class I2 (Locobase 7950)

Data from CNO&TP 1893 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This pair of Americans was small even for 1872, especially in such dimensions as overall heating surface and cylinder volume. They were considerably smaller than the other 400-series engines on the Alabama & Vicksburg, the others having been delivered more than 15 years later.

Class N (Locobase 6108)

Data from the CNO&TP 1893 locomotive diagram book supplied in March 2004 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. .

This pair of Eight-wheelers were Richmond's 2188-2189 and were supplied in a batch that included 7 T -class Ten-wheelers.