Southern Railway #2601— The locomotive was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in 1963. The GP-30 diesel was produced from 1961 to 1963, selling 948 units to railroads throughout the United States. All GP-30s were equipped with 567-D3 16 cylinder prime movers connected to turbochargers generating 2250 horsepower. Many railroads, including Southern, used 4-5 GP-30s together to pull fast time limited freight trains. Southern continued to use their units until the late 1980s, with most retired off the roster by 1993.
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This series of photos featuring “iron horses” is a real treat. Keep them coming.
I thought everyone was probably burned out on these railroad and train photos!?
Nope,not burned out at all, Earl. I know very little about them so the tid-bits are wonderful. And, of course you’ve done a great job on the images.
I was hoping that you were only getting warmed up.
what a beautiful old engine
I agree with Anita, a real treat! It takes time to get up the pressure, especially when dealing with steam engines. Keep up, please!
I like the angle you used to get this shot. What a fine looking engine. The horsepower of an engine like that was amazing. Shouldn’t be surprised I guess when one sees the length of some of the freight trains. Thanks for the heads up on the atom feed. I checked the template and can see nothing wrong…now I don’t know what to do next!