Southern Railway 1102 Explained

Southern Railway 1102
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serialnumber:22633
Buildmodel:10-36-D
Whytetype:4-6-0
Leadingdiameter:33inches
Driverdiameter:68inches
Length:14feet
Height:14feet
Weightondrivers:124420lb
Locoweight:166060lb
Tenderweight:108300lb
Locotenderweight:274360lb
Fueltype:coal
Fuelcap:12 tons
Watercap:5000 gal
Boilerpressure:200 psi
Firearea:2654.8square feet
Cylindersize:21x
Valvegear:Walschaerts
Valvetype:Richardson Balanced
Valvetravel:NaNinches
Tractiveeffort:30900lb
Operator:Southern Railway
Operatorclass:F-14
Fleetnumbers:1102
Nicknames:Old 97
Locale:Southern United States
Deliverydate:August 21, 1903
Firstrundate:1903
Lastrundate:1935
Scrapdate:July 9, 1935

Southern Railway No. 1102 was a 4-6-0 Baldwin Class F-14 steam locomotive built in 1903 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for Southern Railway.[1] It was used on the Fast Mail trains between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The locomotive gained notoriety for being involved in the derailment of September 27, 1903, that served as the inspiration for the ballad Wreck of the Old 97.[1] Upon being rebuilt, the locomotive continued its career on the Southern for more than thirty years, until it was scrapped on July 9, 1935, at the Southern Railway's Princeton Shops in Princeton, Indiana.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Wreck of Ol' 97. The Tarheel Press. January 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228140059/http://www.tarheelpress.com/Ol97.html. February 28, 2017.