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Michael Palmieri's Collection
 
4/23/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Lousiana Midland
Model:Alco RS1Built As:GMO 1111 (RS1)
Serial Number:74910Order No:S-3013
Frame Number:prime mover # 4614Built:1/1946
Notes:to CIRR in 1979
Other locos with this serial:  CIRR 1111(RS1) LOAM 1111(RS1)
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LOAM RS1 1111
Title:  LOAM RS1 1111
Description:  Mr. Francis Goynes, vice-president and general manager of the Louisiana Midland Railway, was at the throttle of RS1 number 1111 as he helped switch a westbound train outside the railroad’s headquarters in Jena, Louisiana. Mr. Goynes was a career railroader, having worked for the West Feliciana, the original Louisiana Midland, the Illinois Central, the ICG and finally the new Louisiana Midland. He passed away in Alexandria on 24 August 1993 at the age of 71.
Photo Date:  2/8/1975  Upload Date: 3/20/2021 12:43:12 PM
Location:  Jena, LA
Author:  JAMES H. SELZER, JR. image
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  LOAM 1111(RS1)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
Louisiana Midland RS1 1111
Title:  Louisiana Midland RS1 1111
Description:  Louisiana Midland (LOAM) RS1 1111 was parked at the railroad’s headquarters in Jena, Louisiana. This was one of three former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RS1 units acquired by the LOAM from the Illinois Central Gulf when it purchased this line in 1974, and it was the only one repainted in these LOAM colors. The 1111 went to the Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad in 1979 and then to Conrad Yelvington at Miami, Florida in 1992.
Photo Date:  2/8/1975  Upload Date: 4/30/2021 5:23:06 PM
Location:  Jena, LA
Author:  JAMES H. SELZER, JR. image
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LOAM 1111(RS1)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
Alcos
Title:  Alcos
Description:  All three of the Louisiana Midland's ex-ICG/GM&O RS1's congregate in Jena, just east of the depot. From left to right, these are the 1107, 1120 and 1111.
Photo Date:  2/19/1977  Upload Date: 11/28/2009 10:54:44 AM
Location:  Jena, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  LOAM 1107(RS1) LOAM 1120(RS1) LOAM 1111(RS1)
Views:  2206   Comments: 1


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