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Pictures of SOU 722
Owner:
Southern
Model:
BLW 2-8-0
Built As:
SOU 722 (2-8-0)
Serial Number:
24729
Order No:
Frame Number:
22X30 cylinders, 56" drivers
Built:
9/1904
Notes:
GSMR Dillsboro, NC
Other locos with this serial:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
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Title:
Southern 722
Description:
The first Southern Railway steam excursion train into New Orleans was the
WALTER DOVE HOMECOMING SPECIAL
, which arrived at Union Passenger Terminal on Sunday 28 March 1971 behind 2-8-0 722. (Mr. Dove had been the Southern’s General Road Foreman of Engines and was retiring from a 52-year career with the railroad.) The train had pulled straight into the station, so here on 30 March Mr. Bill Purdie – the Southern’s Master Mechanic-Steam – was looking down from the cab of the locomotive as NOUPT SW8 number 1 was preparing to turn it on the wye. The 722 subsequently ran a couple of excursions from New Orleans to Hattiesburg and back before heading for home on 10 April.
Photo Date:
3/30/1971
Upload Date:
10/6/2018 11:11:37 AM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
ROBERT A. SCORSONE photo
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
NOUPT 1(SW8)
Views:
1728
Comments:
0
Title:
Southern 722
Description:
Southern Railway 2-8-0 722 was being steam-cleaned at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. This was the locomotive's first visit to New Orleans, and it was the first year of Southern steam excursions out of the city.
Photo Date:
3/30/1971
Upload Date:
7/31/2016 5:40:10 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Jerry Lachaussee photo
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
Views:
1418
Comments:
1
Title:
SOU 2-8-0 722
Description:
A lucky railfan was “shootiag the rods” on Southern Railway 2-8-0 722 at Meridian, Mississippi. The locomotive and its train were on a ferry trip from New Orleans to Birmingham, and they were going to spend the night in Meridian. Lubricating the rods was a regular task at most stops during the Southern’s steam program, and members of the sponsoring organizations were sometimes called upon to help out with this task. Obviously, I wasn't dressed for the occasion!
Photo Date:
4/10/1971
Upload Date:
9/15/2020 4:56:38 PM
Location:
Meridian, MS
Author:
ROBERT A. SCORSONE
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
Views:
735
Comments:
0
Title:
Southern 722 and 4501
Description:
Jim Selzer (with the hard hat) and Mike Palmieri were helping out on Southern 2-8-0 722 outside the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal engine house. The 722 and 2-8-2 4501 had arrived the day before on a special train from Alexandria, Virginia for the annual convention of the National Railway Historical Society which was being held in New Orleans, and the next day they would power the convention excursion train over the Louisville & Nashville to Pascagoula, Mississippi and back. One Monday 2 September (Labor Day) each engine powered a mini-excursion to Slidell and back, and the two engines headed back north with the convention special on Tuesday 3 September.
Photo Date:
9/1/1973
Upload Date:
6/21/2020 1:32:56 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
PAUL H. OLIVER photo
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
Views:
871
Comments:
0
Title:
Southern Steam Special
Description:
The 1973 convention of the National Railway Historical Society was held in New Orleans, and the convention excursion train ran to Pascagoula, Mississippi and back over the Louisville & Nashville using Southern Railway equipment. Here is the train heading out of New Orleans over the Southern Railway at Marconi Drive behind 2-8-0 722, water car W.T 51, 2-8-2 4501 and W.T. 50 with 18 cars: sleeper 2422 LAKE PEARL, combine 726, coaches 1087, 1081, and 1086, commissary car CofG 405, coaches 3659, 1067, 1068, 1037, 1036 and 1034, commissary car 4061, coaches 1038, 1039, 1046, 1069
MISSIONARY RIDGE
and observation car 1056
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
.
Photo Date:
9/2/1973
Upload Date:
7/2/2020 6:38:40 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
PAUL H. OLIVER photo
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
SOU 4501(2-8-2)
Views:
744
Comments:
0
Title:
Southern Steam Special
Description:
The 1973 convention of the National Railway Historical Society was held in New Orleans, and the convention excursion train ran to Pascagoula, Mississippi and back over the Louisville & Nashville using Southern Railway equipment. Here is the train heading out of New Orleans over the Southern Railway at Marconi Drive behind 2-8-0 722, water car W.T 51, 2-8-2 4501 and W.T. 50 with 18 cars: sleeper 2422 LAKE PEARL, combine 726, coaches 1087, 1081, and 1086, commissary car CofG 405, coaches 3659, 1067, 1068, 1037, 1036 and 1034, commissary car 4061, coaches 1038, 1039, 1046, 1069
MISSIONARY RIDGE
and observation car 1056
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
.
Photo Date:
9/2/1973
Upload Date:
7/2/2020 6:40:03 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
PAUL H. OLIVER photo
Categories:
Steam
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
SOU 4501(2-8-2)
Views:
898
Comments:
0
Title:
Southern Steam Special
Description:
The 1973 national convention of the National Railway Historical Society was held in New Orleans, and the main event was this steam excursion over the Louisville & Nashville to Pascagoula, Mississippi and back. The train included 2-8-0 722 with water tender WT 51, 2-8-2 4501 with the WT 50, and 18 cars: sleeper 2422
LAKE PEARL
, combine 726, coaches 1087, 1081 and 1086, commissary car CG 405, coaches 3659, 1067, 1068, 1037, 1036 and 1034, commissary car 4061, coaches 1038, 1039, 1046, 1069
MISSIONARY RIDGE
and 1056
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
.Here - under dismal skies - was the westbound run (southbound by the L&N timetable) making the second of two photo run-bys on the Bay St. Louis trestle. Only one run-by was planned, but two of the passengers - SCL president Prime Osborne and Southern Railway president Graham Claytor - saw how much fun all of the photographers were having and decided to do this one more time! This bridge was fairly new, having been opened for traffic on 2 August 1967.
Photo Date:
9/2/1973
Upload Date:
9/26/2016 9:43:52 PM
Location:
Bay St. Louis, MS
Author:
Michael Palmieri
Categories:
Bridge,Steam
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
SOU 4501(2-8-2)
Views:
1723
Comments:
0
Title:
SOU 2-8-0 722
Description:
This photo was taken on Labor Day 1973 during the national convention of the National Railway Historical Society and depicts a southbound excursion train operating over the Southern Railway BACK BELT through New Orleans City Park. The train originated at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal at 9 A.M., ran to Slidell, and was returning to NOUPT. In Slidell the locomotive and first car turned on the wye across from the depot; but the rest of the train was pulled back to New Orleans in reverse. The train consisted of the 2-8-0 722, auxiliary water tender W.T. 51, and 14 cars: combine 726, observation car 1056 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, coaches 1069 MISSIONARY RIDGE, 1046, 1039, and 1038, baggage-commissary car 4061, and coaches 1034, 1036, 1037, 1068, 1067, 3659 and 1087.
Photo Date:
9/3/1973
Upload Date:
9/12/2010 4:52:21 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Paul H. Oliver, Jr.
Categories:
Steam,Action
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
Views:
2509
Comments:
3
Title:
SOU 2-8-0 722
Description:
This photo was taken on Labor Day 1973 during the national convention of the National Railway Historical Society and depicts a southbound excursion train operating over the Southern Railway BACK BELT through New Orleans City Park. The train originated at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal at 9 A.M., ran to Slidell, and was returning to NOUPT. It consisted of the 2-8-0 722, auxiliary water tender W.T. 51, and 14 cars. Since the locomotive did not have a stoker or a coal pusher, some lucky railfans got to ride in the coal pile moving the black stuff!
Photo Date:
9/3/1973
Upload Date:
9/12/2010 4:52:53 PM
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Author:
Paul H. Oliver, Jr.
Categories:
Steam,Action
Locomotives:
SOU 722(2-8-0)
Views:
2208
Comments:
0
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