![]() I especially remember my dad, Charles Dobson as saying that the 1401 could reach speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. His dad, O.L.Dobson, went to work for the Southern in 1915 and retired in1967. My dad, Charles Daniel Dobson went to work for Southern Railway in 1939 and retired in 1987 after 47 years of service. I am a lifelong resident of Greenville, South Carolina. The other nine locomotives, like most Southern Railway steam locomotives, were all scrapped as dieselization progressed." Eight Ps-4 and two Ps-2 steam locomotives were used by Southern Railway to move that train, in pairs over five districts between Warm Springs and Washington, D.C. "Preservation of this locomotive is especially significant because the Southern 1401 was the leading locomotive (of two Ps-4 Pacific-type) that pulled the Presidential funeral train of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, from Greenville, South Carolina to Salisbury, North Carolina, on April 13, 1945. Also, the ten locomotives were (8) Ps-4 including the 1401 and (2) older Ps-2: NOT between Warm Springs and Atlanta, Georgia. The 1401 powered FDR's funeral train between Greenville, SC and Salisbury, NC. I made an error in my just-posted comment (corrected version below). The sound effects are great but previously you included sound of a steam locomotive accelerating away from a passenger station. That was probably my tenth (10th) visit over the decades. (2) I visited this Monday, April 1st, 2019, and spent an hour+ looking at and photographing the 1401. (1) See my correction to comments posted. Railroads See more items in Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad America on the Move Transportation Exhibition America On The Move Exhibition Location National Museum of American History Data Source United States: Virginia, Richmond Physical Description ![]() Fuel (16 tons of bituminous coal) in the tender was good for the full 150 miles. (The hill-and-dale profile of the Charlotte Division, however, kept average speeds to about 50–60 mph.) The 14,000 gallons of water in the tender permitted runs of about 150 miles-the full length of the Division-between water stops, although there would be one intermediate water stop normally scheduled. Thus the 1401 rarely, if ever, ran north of Spencer, home of the Southern's vast Spencer Shops for the heavy repair of locomotives from throughout the system.Ī Ps-4 was capable of hauling 12–15 steel passenger cars, about 700–1000 tons, at 80 mph on level track. The Charlotte Division included the line between Greenville, S.C., and Salisbury/Spencer, N.C. ![]() The Charlotte Division was part of the Southern's Washington–Atlanta mainline, with extension of the mainline to Birmingham and New Orleans on track leased by Southern. The distinctive green was exclusive to locomotives on the Southern Railway that were assigned to the company's principal passenger trains, such as the Crescent Limited, the Piedmont Limited, and others. The Ps-4's green and gold livery set these locomotives apart from the funereal black associated with most American steam locomotives in the 20th century. This type was characterized by four leading or "pilot" wheels, arranged in a "truck" to guide the locomotive in curves 6 large-diameter driving wheels for power and speed and a pair of "trailing wheels" in a "trailing truck" under the rear of the engine to help support its great weight.įar from ordinary, the Class Ps-4-type steam locomotives of the Southern Railway were inspired by handsomely painted British locomotives. It was among the most numerous type of steam locomotive for passenger trains operated in the United States from about 1910 to 1955. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive for passenger trains was introduced late in the 19th century and perfected after 1910.
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